Rain may have dampened spirits about the Portugal 2014 vintage but, nonetheless, there are some very good wines, especially (but not exclusively)...
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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...
If there’s a wine style which is firmly associated with summer and the holiday spirit it has to be rosé. Can it...
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of Portugal’s tradition of varietal blending, however this month’s Wines of the Month are two exquisite examples...
Oh my, the customers of Bottle Apostle should count themselves very lucky with the latest exclusive from Bairrada’s Filipa Pato. Like her...
It’s one apiece from Australia and Portugal. Both are finds from two of the buzziest trade tastings I’ve attended in a while...
Ideal Drinks’ prodigious portfolio produced a number of my most exciting new Portuguese discoveries of last year. Quite an achievement for a...
So said Dirk Niepoort when I caught up with him earlier this year at Quinta de Baixo, which Niepoort purchased in 2012...
For drinking now, Filipa Pato’s exquisite fortified Baga is just hitting its sleek, sophisticated stride. With Atlantic and varietal freshness, it most...
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