Like the proverbial London bus, you wait ages for one, then three come along at once. I seized on a rare opportunity...
Tag Archives: Portuguese fortified wine
The results of Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) are published online today. I’m thrilled that one of the Gold/Platinum winners which me...
Before parting with a gift of Paul A Young salt caramels, I deemed it necessary to check if the recipient liked salt...
In readiness for my New Old World masterclass at next Tuesday’s D&F Portuguese Wines’ portfolio tasting I visited a unique project last...
With its tradition of Port and Madeira, not to mention the Moscatels which have so regularly struck gold at Decanter World Wine...
This was a thrilling, very privileged tasting which Bento Amaral, Chief of the Board of Tasters of the IVDP, introduced with the words“the sum...
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