Developments continue apace at Azores Wine Company: changes in grape sourcing, more ‘hands off’ winemaking techniques, new cuvées and a new rock’n...
Tag Archives: Pico
I’m sure I’m not alone in getting around to projects that have ‘gathered dust.’ In a synergistic triumph, I re-organised my wine...
It seems to me to be more important than ever to shine a spotlight on Simplesmente Vinho, which has been a vital...
It’s only a couple of years since I last holidayed on Pico, the Azores, but I returned in June for a quiet...
It would seem that Alentejo winemakers are good news for Portugal’s Macaronesian wines. Antonio Macanita (Azores Wine Company) and Paulo Laureano (consultant...
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,...
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