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Tag Archives: Portuguese White wine
Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
Carlos Raposo was Dirk Niepoort’s right hand man for Douro wines for eight years. I always enjoyed talking and tasting Niepoort’s new...
Earlier this year I wrote up a trio of wines from Quinta do Montalto, a Lisboa producer who stands out from the crowd. ...
As they say, everything new is old, including Buçaco Rosado Reservado – a rosé – from Bussaco Palace Hotel. Re-launched with the 2016...
As befits a company called Global Wines, the portfolio is huge, over the years spiralling to cover six Portuguese regions and San Francisco...
Since I first tasted his wines at Simplesmente Vinho in 2014, I’ve been keen to visit with António Madeira. He is a...
I’ve now tasted Wine & Soul’s latest releases twice and with both winemakers. With Jorge Serôdio Borges in Oporto in May, then...
The half is missing from the picture, but I could not have put it better myself. The eleven and a half vintage...
This current (November edition) of Decanter magazine reports on a panel tasting of ‘Best Buy’ (£8-25) Portuguese red wines, all of which...
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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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a