Unimpressed by house wine? Perhaps you’ve yet to experience the real thing. I did on Friday. Wines made with intense love using...
Tag Archives: Alentejo
Today I’m in Adelaide Hills, South Australia’s highest, coolest region. My recent Alentejo masterclasses at Taberna do Mercado (Nuno Mendes’ splendid new Portuguese...
Herdade do Rocim’s winery could not be more modern. Nor could the first of their wines which I tasted – the heavyweight...
Collaborations between Portuguese winemakers are very much the exception to the rule. But those exceptions are often exceptional. Take the Douro Boys,...
Monte da Ravasqueira in Arraiolos, Alto Alentejo, has been linked to the José de Mello family for several generations. Grupo José de...
Australian Cabernet Sauvignons have featured a fair bit in recent posts. In Portugal, Alentejo’s Quinta do Mouro makes deft use of this variety...
If there’s a red grape which really excites me from Alentejo it’s Alicante Bouschet, a red-fleshed grape which is a cross of...
Last Wednesday I wrote up Susana Esteban’s first terrific releases here. I am sure Procura is destined to become an Alentejo classic....
In March I wrote up my first taste of Procura 2011, Susana Esteban’s maiden eponymous wine (here). Though this tender young thing...
2011 was quite a year for Alentejo-based winemaker Susana Esteban. She was voted Revista de Vinhos’ 2011 Winemaker of the Year for...
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