Vallado means “big valley.” As anyone who has taken Quinta do Vallado’s vintage Land Rover white knuckle tour to the top of...
Tag Archives: Portuguese Red Wine
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...
The universally acclaimed, charismatic 2011 vintage (reviewed here) is a tough act to follow. Yet there are some great Douro reds in 2012,...
If Casa Ferreirinha crowns Sogrape’s portfolio of prestigious brands, Barca Velha is its Koh-i-Noor diamond. The custodian of Barca Velha since 1987,...
Timing, they say, is everything. So a masterstroke then for The Wine Society to come up with their first own label Exhibition...
Australian Cabernet Sauvignons have featured a fair bit in recent posts. In Portugal, Alentejo’s Quinta do Mouro makes deft use of this variety...
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