Developments continue apace at Azores Wine Company: changes in grape sourcing, more ‘hands off’ winemaking techniques, new cuvées and a new rock’n...
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It’s only a couple of years since I last holidayed on Pico, the Azores, but I returned in June for a quiet...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
Last year ended on a high for Portugal, which was just crowned the World’s Leading Destination 2017 at The World Travel Awards. ...
Today I’m off to Oporto to Simplesmente Vinho, a terrific annual artisanal wine fair. But it doesn’t get more artisanal than Adega Czar,...
Don’t be fooled by the cover – with its striking image (one of a very many), John Szabo’s Volcanic Wines (Jacqui Small)...
Some turn over a new leaf, others – notably the Azores Wine Company – turn over vineyards, entire regions even. Check out...
Since I first wrote about the Azores following a visit in 2014, the archipelago has continued to surprise me with ‘Pet Nat’...
As summer at long last arrives in the UK, it’s time to look at a couple of rosés. Both come from popular...
Is the Azores the Santorini of Portugal? Time will tell but what I can tell you is that my post on the...
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