In my 9th post reviewing 2018 Vintage Port releases, I take a look at The Fladgate Partnership trio. Unusually, they comprise one...
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Not the most Portuguese of tiles, but perhaps the most Portuguese of wines – Vintage Port. Each sporting the colours of their...
I felt honoured to attend Fonseca’s bicentenary dinner at The Wallace Collection on Wednesday. The gallery is home to a world class armoury...
This year two venerable Port houses celebrate their 200th anniversaries – Fonseca and Cockburns. I’ll be reporting on their commemorative tastings later...
Bobbing around somewhat disconcertingly on the high and highly sprung Zebedee-like stools at The Wine Academy, I was glad to be dressed in...
Presented by David Guimaraens, Technical Director and Winemaker of the Fladgate Partnership, who acquired his family port house, Fonseca, in 1949. Fonseca...
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