This is the sixth release of Taylor’s Single Harvest Tawny Ports (Colheitas) released on their 50th birthday. I received the customary pre-release...
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This post follows up my first Vintage Port 2016 report, which focused on ports from the Fladgate Partnership, Symington Family Estates, Quinta...
It’s July, it’s scorching so I know, I know, Vintage Port. But then this post is all about being smitten, not seasonal. ...
The Douro Valley has had a run of great vintages. Vintage Ports were declared in 2015 and, last week, I very much...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
I’ve had a particularly intense last week of tasting fortified wines, with masterclasses at The Yeatman Christmas Experience for Decanter, Portuguese Wine...
The New Douro tasting takes place in London next month and, with its focus on Douro reds and Ports from 2015, should...
This week sees the biggest congregation of Australian winemakers outside the country. All Australian. Watch this space for more on that. For...
I felt extremely honoured to be given a bottle of this limited edition of 320 bottles of 40 Year Old Tawny Port,...
I bumped into Christian Seely, Managing Director of Quinta do Noval, last month and enquired about 2015 – would Noval declare? As...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah
Hello Sarah, I have been asked to do a tutored tasting of Portuguese wines in November and would really like to include an example of Encruzado. […]