“My wines are made for the table” can sound clichéd. But not from Vitor Claro, one of Portugal’s leading young chefs. Highly...
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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...
There’s a common thread between my February Wines of the Month. Both are made by producers from famous winemaking stock. Clos Clare...
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...
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