In 2009, the same year that I first visited Alentejo’s Portalegre sub-region, wine writer and former ballet dancer João Afonso acquired a...
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I first came across Tapada do Chaves at a “40 years of great reds” tasting hosted by Portuguese wine writer Joāo Paulo...
I’ve been excited about Portalegre since my first visit in 2009. For me, it’s not just about this elevated region’s cool climate...
Last year I reviewed the first of Herdade de São Miguel wines under the Art. Terra label – an organic 2014 Syrah/Touriga...
It’s a good long while since I visited Júlio Bastos/Dona Maria’s beautiful estate and converted old winery with its marble lagares in Estremoz,...
It’s always a treat to catch up with the latest releases from leading Alentejo producer Quinta do Mouro. Top estate wines are very...
I was going to say first taste, but in fact Susana Esteban submitted them for the highly successful Decanter panel (blind) tasting of...
I started this week in style. First a Langton’s Classification Masterclass with Andrew Caillard MW, followed by a freepour tasting of more...
It’s the pruning season now in Alentejo. But what of the last crop? My sixth Portugal 2015 vintage report rounds up leading...
Portugal has a knack for hiding its light under a bushel. Only last week I discovered that the Alentejo region introduced a...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
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Hi Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
Thanks for the suggestion. I know Lance Foyster quite well. However I have just found the Wine Society are now listing an Encruzado for £15.50