Beaming in from Blandy’s Wine Lodge in Funchal, Madeira last Thursday, Madeira Wine Company’s CEO Chris Blandy and Winemaker Francisco Albuquerque talked...
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It seems to me to be more important than ever to shine a spotlight on Simplesmente Vinho, which has been a vital...
I’ve written a good deal about the wines of the Azores in recent years. I’m noticing that Madeira’s table wine (DOP Madeirense,...
In recent times, Blandy’s has been very much the public face of the Madeira Wine Company in the UK. So it was...
What is Madeira before it becomes ready to be bottled? Alchemist Ricardo Diogo V Freitas of Barbeito determined to show us what...
Visceral, yet ethereal. Such is the contradiction of fine Madeira, especially for Frasqueira or Vintage examples, which must be aged in cask...
A week well spent in the Dão last month threw up so many candidates for my December Wines of the Month that...
Inevitably, fortified wines played a role during December’s festivities. I must admit I feel like I’ve been hankering for more of Blandy’s...
Last week’s Port tips centred on wines which are ready to drink now. Once bottled, Madeira is ready from the get go...
Portuguese Atlantic islands did much to garner my attention in October. I re-visited the Azores for a Decanter feature (due out February)...
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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Thanks for the lovely feedback Tim. I find verticals fascinating. Good to hear the 2010 is still going strong! Best Sarah
Great to hear Ben. Pleasure.