In February, I visited with Márcio Lopes, tasting cask samples of Pequenos Rebentos Edição Limitada Vinho Verde wines. Now in bottle, Pequenos...
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Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...
I made a couple of interesting finds at this year’s Annual Vinho Verde tasting in London which, like the region, is always...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
Portuguese wine’s bang for buck is often referenced. At both Select Indie Dinners in London and Manchester, leading independent retailers remarked on it....
If a symbol were needed about how much Vinho Verde has changed in the last decade, the left hand bottle – Quinta...
Sunshine at last and on a Bank Holiday – the hottest, sunniest day of the year so far. Ironically, when the real thing was...
Following on from Saturday’s post (here) about the Real Wine Fair, today’s focus is on one of its exhibitors, a favourite Vinho...
To many, a Vinho Verde vertical might seem a contradiction in terms. Most of the region’s output fits neatly into the fast...
Never let it be said that I don’t hunt high and low in pursuit of new vinous finds. In Copenhagen, I discovered...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014