My April Wines of the Month are a top tier classic Clare Valley Riesling from Pikes and a new flagship Douro red...
Tag Archives: Jorge Moreira
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 promised in my post reviewing my highlights of 2014, here’s my note on one of my stand out 2012 Douro reds, a very...
It’s not been the easiest of vintages in Portugal – a long one with rainfall during the harvest. So I was very...
In Monday’s post, I reflected on several exciting collaborative efforts which caught my eye in 2012. This spring, you’ll be able to...
Yesterday I discovered that Poeira is the best selling Portuguese wine in Harvey Nichols’ restaurant. At a tasting for the wine shop crew and...
In March I spent a day in the Douro with Jorge Moreira (pictured). I first met the softly spoken Moreira in 2004...
Yesterday I arrived in the drizzly Douro. If I had a penny for every time someone said “you’re unlucky, it’s usually glorious...
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