As readers know, Simplesmente Vinho is a project dear to my heart. It is a very special wine fair, founded by winemakers...
Tag Archives: Lisboa
Last month was a fertile month for tastings but two wines particularly caught my attention. One for the first time. The other,...
Earlier this year I wrote up a trio of wines from Quinta do Montalto, a Lisboa producer who stands out from the crowd. ...
With 101 producers showing their wares at Simplesmente Vinho 2018, up from 84 in 2017 (and just 16 in 2013), Portugal’s alternative...
Some producers are so compelling that you cannot resist a second bite at the cherry. On Monday, I caught up with António...
I arrive in South Australia’s capital, Adelaide today. As for Portugal’s capital, Lisboa, the long, skinny wine region which takes its name...
Which Portuguese wines are most popular? In a recent interview for Blend All About Wine The Wine Society’s buyer, Jo Locke MW,...
I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing Marta Soares of Casal Figueira for my recent feature for Blend, All About Wine. Of necessity, the artist...
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 Billie, the style is dry, but given your medical condition and vintages vary & sometimes producers change the style, I'd recommend you check with […]
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