Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...
Tag Archives: Alvarinho
I made a couple of interesting finds at this year’s Annual Vinho Verde tasting in London which, like the region, is always...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
When I visited Quinta de Soalheiro in April, I had a sneak preview of the 2016 releases, including a new, pioneering Alvarinho –...
Today I head to the Douro with my Arblaster & Clarke Galicia, Vinho Verde, Douro tour clients. But, since we left Rias...
This is the third vintage I’ve tasted of Yorkshireman Howard Bilton’s Alvarinho. This consistently sunny, tropical fruit-fest of an Alvarinho provides all...
Earlier this month, I was asked for Alvarinho suggestions for a venerable private members club. How nice to see Alvarinho achieving wider...
It is some time since I visited Quinta de Paços – 2009 – but I have regularly tasted this family-owned estate’s Vinho...
This year’s The Wine Society annual blind Wine Champions tasting includes two Vinho Verdes from Anselmo Mendes, both of which I’ve tasted this...
In Monday’s post I reviewed Quinta de Soalheiro exciting new Alvarinho cuvée, Granit Mineral Selection 2015. It follows hot on the heels...
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 Donna - lucky you, living in Sintra and close to Bairrada. So much going on. And thanks for your feedback too -
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