With the seventh consecutive declaration this decade, Quinta do Noval Vintage Port declarations have, increasingly, diverged from the norm. On the other...
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In my second post on this topic, I report on The Fladgate Partnership 2017 Vintage Port releases, including an exciting new addition to...
Generally declared, 2017 Vintage Port is grabbing the headlines at the moment. Rightly so based on what I’ve tasted so far. However,...
Kopke is renowned for its wood-aged Ports. This ‘new’ Very Old Dry White Port release blew me away with its remarkable freshness...
This is the sixth release of Taylor’s Single Harvest Tawny Ports (Colheitas) released on their 50th birthday. I received the customary pre-release...
If you’ve visited Niepoort’s Port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, chances are you’ve marvelled at the serried ranks of Port in...
I attended a special tasting of five decades of Quinta do Noval Vintage and Colheita Ports on the first of November, all...
On Monday, at Encontro com Vinhos e Sabores 2018 in Lisbon, I was extremely honoured to be asked by Revista de Vinhos to present...
As I write this, I feel a little bereft. After 40 years in the family business, Paul Symington retires from the position...
This last month has seen a deluge of Australian wines and winemakers in the UK, with plenty of thrills and spills. I...
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, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18
Hi Wilfried, thanks for your comment - I couldn't agree more about Riesling and, like you, I'm a big Steingarten and Grosset fan. I'm […]