“[W]e continue to follow our slightly eccentric path at Noval,” says Quinta do Noval’s MD Christian Seely. Not just with the declaration of a Vintage...
Tag Archives: Port
Autumn in a glass. That’s Tawny Port for you. I’ve had two great examples last month, both of which are more...
I caught up with Dirk Niepoort twice in April, first for the launch of a new Douro red, the improbably named Clos...
Tasting Graham’s 90 Very Old Tawny Port last week took me back to tasting Ne Oublie, the finest Very Old Tawny yet...
“The idea came from the other end of the table,” said Graham’s Paul Symington, gesturing at Simon Berry (pictured), Chair of Berry...
A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and all Sogrape Port Wine brands) told me “Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Ports...
Yada yada yada. Vintage Port is all about blending best grapes and sites? Well, what about blending producers too? As promised in...
Taylor’s started launching 50 year old Single Harvest Ports last year with the 1964. Last week I sampled the follow up vintages...
It has been something of a nostalgia trip mentoring/judging at Oddbins The Palate these last two years. It doesn’t feel so very...
No cosy club in St James for last week’s launch of Graham’s 1972 Single Harvest Tawny Port. And not just because London’s...
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 Geoffrey, Vale da Capucha are imported by Les Caves de Pyrene and Indigo. Susana Esteban is imported by Raymond Reynolds.
Sorry for the slow reply Robin- if I'm not too late, Prova wine bar is very good - https://prova.com.pt/