They say of Alentejano folk “they have just three speeds – slow, very slow and stopped,” but it hardly applies to one...
Tag Archives: Joao Portugal Ramos
“Under the table” has two meanings. To be intoxicated or clandestine. In the wine trade it can mean both since the clandestine...
Alvarinho is being planted in Alentejo but winemakers David Baverstock (Howards Folly), now João Portugal Ramos, have nonetheless seized the opportunity to work...
With one foot out of the door, João Portugal Ramos (pictured) summoned me back down the hallway to view his shotgun cabinet. Of...
I knew that the Douro was having unseasonal weather, but it really sank in last week when, each morning, I awoke to...
This year, the panel I chaired at Decanter World Wine Awards gave a Gold Medal and Regional Trophy to Tagus Creek Shiraz...
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