I am just back from hectic but highly productive travels to Bairrada to celebrate International Baga Day (21st May), Porto Santo in...
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Has there been a better excuse than this Saturday to dust down a bottle of Baga, the Bairrada region’s iconic single varietal...
An old friend and an altogether new acquaintance make the cut for my March Wines of the Month. Quinta das Bágeiras in...
I was deeply sorry to miss an anniversary dinner celebrating Filipa Pato’s 20th harvest last October. Nonetheless, I did get the (Baga...
Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
It seems to me to be more important than ever to shine a spotlight on Simplesmente Vinho, which has been a vital...
My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
My April Wines of the Month are made by power couples and next gen winemakers – one of whom went into the...
Missão & Rexarte: enchanting 2015 single vineyard Bagas from Filipa Pato & William Wouters and Vadio
I’ve described it as unmissable, great. An example has been a Wine of the Month. And the superlatives about Bairrada’s 2015 Bagas...
On Monday, at Encontro com Vinhos e Sabores 2018 in Lisbon, I was extremely honoured to be asked by Revista de Vinhos to present...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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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
Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah