It being the season of new growth, perhaps my April Wines of the Month should have been ingénues? However, I cannot help myself...
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It’s been quite a week for tasting rare, old Portuguese wines. I’ve been privileged to have enjoyed some terrific wines with Baga...
Check out this old wine map of Portugal, from the 1950s apparently. There’s no mention of the Alentejo or Douro wine regions...
Although I know in December, of all months, I’m supposed to write up suitably seasonable wines, ideal Christmas presents and all that,...
I’m in Oporto tasting the upcoming 2010 (reds) and 2011 (whites) Douro vintage releases and making good use of my baggage allowance...
A couple of weeks ago I regretted not pairing a bottle of Luis Pato Vinha Barrosa 2003 with melanzane parmigiana. The Portuguese grape variety...
Filipa Pato is cut from the same cloth as her father, Luis Pato, Bairrada’s leading winemaker. She’s a restless winemaking soul, all...
Next month at the Wines of Portugal Conference, the focus will be on Touriga Nacional, widely touted as Portugal’s flagship variety. 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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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a