“The idea came from the other end of the table,” said Graham’s Paul Symington, gesturing at Simon Berry (pictured), Chair of Berry...
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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...
Never before has poker shared a thought bubble with Port. Not in my head anyway. But royal flush sprang to mind when...
Yesterday, Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos winery opened for business – just one day earlier than last year. No doubt fingers and toes...
It’s a well known fact that Vintage Port represents a tiny fraction of overall Port production. After all, as a rule of...
Ten days and 21 pipes tells a story. Speed, speed, speed. Selection, selection, selection. With an Atlantic storm on the horizon, such...
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 Thomas - hoping, should the opportunity arise! Best Sarah
Dear Sarah Ahmed Are you planning or hoping to retaste/evaluate/update your view on 2011 Vintage Port at some stage ? Kind regards Thomas Stilling Denmark