Druida is the suitably eye-catching name of one of my favourite Dão Encruzados. It’s made by Nuno Mira do Ó from grapes grown by...
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In today’s retro-post I share with you my report on the tasting which brought home to me Encruzado’s excellent ageing potential. So...
Burnishing its credentials as among the country’s top white grape, Encruzado – Dão’s emblematic grape variety – featured heavily among the sommeliers’...
My third regional report on Portugal’s 2015 vintage focused on the Dão confirms what a great year it has been in Portugal’s...
I’ve been tasting for three days solid in Lisbon this week. Today, my horizons widen as I head down south to Alentejo...
This month’s selection focuses on two whites which are just about right for this time of year when we’re thinking about summer,...
I first met Júlia de Melo Kemper and tasted her wines in March 2011 (my report here). It was immediately apparent that...
Last month, I made another exciting new Dão discovery – the wines of Julia Kemper, from Quinta do Cruzeiro. Júlia de Melo...
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...
I’m visiting Portugal several times this year on my quest to discover 50 Great Portuguese Wines – I have the honour of...
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 Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
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