Burnishing its credentials as among the country’s top white grape, Encruzado – Dão’s emblematic grape variety – featured heavily among the sommeliers’...
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My third regional report on Portugal’s 2015 vintage focused on the Dão confirms what a great year it has been in Portugal’s...
Which Portuguese wines are most popular? In a recent interview for Blend All About Wine The Wine Society’s buyer, Jo Locke MW,...
Today starts with “N.” I’m updating the Portugal entries for Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine and, where “N” kicks off with Niepoort, there’s...
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...
I first met Júlia de Melo Kemper and tasted her wines in March 2011 (my report here). It was immediately apparent that...
Lunching at “equal billing” for vegetables Grain Store at the weekend (great veggie Scotch egg; braised cauliflower main a misfire) reminded me how...
I first came across Casa da Passarella at Lisbon wine fair Encontro com o Vinho e Sabores in 2012 – a find...
It’s not been the easiest of vintages in Portugal – a long one with rainfall during the harvest. So I was very...
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