Carlos Raposo was Dirk Niepoort’s right hand man for Douro wines for eight years. I always enjoyed talking and tasting Niepoort’s new...
Tag Archives: Portuguese fine wine
Last time I attended a tasting presented by leading Portuguese wine writer João Paulo Martins (pictured), the theme was forty years of...
I posted photographs of my stand out wines from Joao Paulo Martins’ (pictured) superb masterclass, entitled “40 years of Great Reds,” (1963 to 2003)...
It being the season of new growth, perhaps my April Wines of the Month should have been ingénues? However, I cannot help myself...
It’s been quite a week for tasting rare, old Portuguese wines. I’ve been privileged to have enjoyed some terrific wines with Baga...
I’m in Oporto tasting the upcoming 2010 (reds) and 2011 (whites) Douro vintage releases and making good use of my baggage allowance...
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