There’s a common thread between my February Wines of the Month. Both are made by producers from famous winemaking stock. Clos Clare...
Tag Archives: Bairrada
Filipa Pato is cut from the same cloth as her father, Luis Pato, Bairrada’s leading winemaker. She’s a restless winemaking soul, all...
Located an hour’s drive south of Oporto and betwixt the Bairrada and Dao regions, I’ve stayed at Bussaco Palace Hotel en passant, checking...
Next month at the Wines of Portugal Conference, the focus will be on Touriga Nacional, widely touted as Portugal’s flagship variety. The...
Of the major retailers, I reckon that The Wine Society has the most interesting range of Portuguese wines. Little did I know, until...
At the London, Manchester and Edinburgh tastings of my 50 Great Portuguese Wines, I’d place a bet on Filipa Pato’s Lokal Silex 2008 having evoked...
Since the inaugural 50 Great Portuguese Wines tasting in 2005, this annual press and trade event has been one of my highlights...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014