Luis Sottomayor was in London earlier this month to present a vertical of Casa Ferreirinha Quinta da Leda. The Douro Superior estate has...
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When I visited last May, the prow of Quinta da Boavista’s mighty terraced walls and its bulwark of Grade A, steeply raked...
I arrive in South Australia’s capital, Adelaide today. As for Portugal’s capital, Lisboa, the long, skinny wine region which takes its name...
The focus at Herdade de São Miguel, a family-owned but sizeable estate, is on delivering great value. But it’s not the only way...
Vallado means “big valley.” As anyone who has taken Quinta do Vallado’s vintage Land Rover white knuckle tour to the top of...
My Australian quest for Pinosity took me to the country’s Grenache heartland, South Australia – specifically McLaren Vale and the Barossa. In...
Collaborations between Portuguese winemakers are very much the exception to the rule. But those exceptions are often exceptional. Take the Douro Boys,...
It doesn’t look Portuguese, the name doesn’t sound Portuguese, nor does Black Pur taste Portuguese, but this Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon blend comes from...
Monte da Ravasqueira in Arraiolos, Alto Alentejo, has been linked to the José de Mello family for several generations. Grupo José de...
“Under the table” has two meanings. To be intoxicated or clandestine. In the wine trade it can mean both since the clandestine...
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