Has there been a better excuse than this Saturday to dust down a bottle of Baga, the Bairrada region’s iconic single varietal...
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My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
This month’s Baga Friends’ visit kicked off with a horizontal tasting of 2015s – the first of a great run of vintages...
As they say, everything new is old, including Buçaco Rosado Reservado – a rosé – from Bussaco Palace Hotel. Re-launched with the 2016...
Last month’s Bairrada Masterclass at Portuguese Wine School was postponed, so there’s still a chance to taste a spectacular line up of Bairrada’s best. And...
Luis Pato is, with good reason, synonymous with Baga. I was fortunate to taste his very first 1980 release of Baga...
It’s unusual for me to be writing about a young vintage from Bussaco Palace Hotel. On previous visits I’ve tasted impressive verticals,...
I am just back from a few days with Baga Friends in Bairrada. The occasion? (Not that I need one to go...
Monday’s post usually focuses on Australia. However, I wanted to report on tomorrow’s Artisan’s of Australia tasting hot off the press, hence...
So said Dirk Niepoort when I caught up with him earlier this year at Quinta de Baixo, which Niepoort purchased in 2012...
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