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I sampled over 100 Vinho Verde wines in July for my Decanter Vinho Verde Regional Profile, which confirmed that Vinho Verde is very...

Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...

I made a couple of interesting finds at this year’s Annual Vinho Verde tasting in London which, like the region, is always...

As always, Wines of Portugal’s annual London tasting proved fertile ground for new finds and new vintages of familiar faces (palates). Here...

On Monday I wrote about Lima & Smith’s maiden Douro reds from Quinta da Boavista – their most recent acquisition. In today’s...

Readers will recall that, last year, I tipped single varietal Avesso Vinho Verde from Baião for success – Quinta de Covela’s fortunes...

Readers know that I’m a huge fan of single varietal Vinho Verde made from either Alvarinho or the Loureiro grape, the best...

Paul Metman on 05 Sep

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

Geoffrey Kelly on 26 Oct

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