The results of Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) are published online today. I’m thrilled that one of the Gold/Platinum winners which me...
Tag Archives: Moscatel de Setubal
I’ve been tasting for three days solid in Lisbon this week. Today, my horizons widen as I head down south to Alentejo...
A dog’s life. I don’t think so. I’m just back from scorching sunshine (37 degrees yesterday), leading a sommelier tour in Portugal’s...
Port and Madeira are the headline grabbers for the Portuguese fortified wine scene, but Portugal does a fine line in fortified Moscatel (Muscat),...
I really love the edge of tannin and acidity of Portuguese wines. It makes them super food friendly, a fact which my...
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