During my January visit with João Afonso of Cabeças do Reguengo and Rui Reguinga of Terrenus, we tasted a mini-vertical of red wines from...
Tag Archives: Portuguese Red Wine
To be labelled Portalegre DOC, wines must be vinified in Portalegre as well as made from local fruit. It’s a bone of...
In 2009, the same year that I first visited Alentejo’s Portalegre sub-region, wine writer and former ballet dancer João Afonso acquired a...
A cool August and September’s unsettled weather are evident in the freshness of Quinta do Crasto’s 2014 Douro reds and Vintage Port...
I was pleased to hear that Sogrape is now distributing its brands in the UK through Liberty Wines. I know the importer very...
Last year I reviewed the first of Herdade de São Miguel wines under the Art. Terra label – an organic 2014 Syrah/Touriga...
It’s a good long while since I visited Júlio Bastos/Dona Maria’s beautiful estate and converted old winery with its marble lagares in Estremoz,...
I was going to say first taste, but in fact Susana Esteban submitted them for the highly successful Decanter panel (blind) tasting of...
Following up on Wednesday’s review of an absolutely stunning bottle of Barca Velha 1981, here’s a reminder of this Douro icon’s history....
During this year’s Wines of Portugal Sommelier Quest tour in northern Portugal, my sommelier charges were desperate to know what Barca...
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