Developments continue apace at Azores Wine Company: changes in grape sourcing, more ‘hands off’ winemaking techniques, new cuvées and a new rock’n...
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It would seem that Alentejo winemakers are good news for Portugal’s Macaronesian wines. Antonio Macanita (Azores Wine Company) and Paulo Laureano (consultant...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
Last year ended on a high for Portugal, which was just crowned the World’s Leading Destination 2017 at The World Travel Awards. ...
Today I’m off to Oporto to Simplesmente Vinho, a terrific annual artisanal wine fair. But it doesn’t get more artisanal than Adega Czar,...
Don’t be fooled by the cover – with its striking image (one of a very many), John Szabo’s Volcanic Wines (Jacqui Small)...
Since I first wrote about the Azores following a visit in 2014, the archipelago has continued to surprise me with ‘Pet Nat’...
I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores as something of a sleepy vinous backwater. Wine production on the Portuguese...
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