Given the holidays, August is a quiet month for tastings. A chance for me to catch up on tasting samples at home....
Tag Archives: Bairrada
Short, sharp summaries in my fourth Portugal 2015 vintage report from Bairrada but, bottom line, a great year, especially for the reds....
Following up on my guides to the Douro and Vinho Verde, today I’ve posted the third of my free online Portuguese wine...
The wines of Tiago Teles could not find greater contrast than EXPLICIT Red. It came as no surprise to me that Teles was...
Last month I wrote up Niepoort Poeirinho 2012, so-called because Poeirinho is the old name of Baga and this new release represents Niepoort’s...
Looking back over the year’s highlights is a deeply pleasurable exercise. Not just self-indulgent I hope – rather, a means of sharing...
Today starts with “N.” I’m updating the Portugal entries for Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine and, where “N” kicks off with Niepoort, there’s...
Rain may have dampened spirits about the Portugal 2014 vintage but, nonetheless, there are some very good wines, especially (but not exclusively)...
I shall be winging my way to Madeira as this post goes live. An early start! Forget coffee on arrival, I reckon...
A cellar stuffed to the gills with over a million bottles dating from 1959 to 2000 might sound sexy. Well might you...
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 Donna - lucky you, living in Sintra and close to Bairrada. So much going on. And thanks for your feedback too -
Hi Sarah, I so enjoyed finding this, what great wine writing! I had all but given up reading wine blogs, laden as they are with […]