Burnishing its credentials as among the country’s top white grape, Encruzado – Dão’s emblematic grape variety – featured heavily among the sommeliers’...
Tag Archives: Portuguese White wine
This year’s The Wine Society annual blind Wine Champions tasting includes two Vinho Verdes from Anselmo Mendes, both of which I’ve tasted this...
My jaw fell to the floor when I discovered that Quinta da Calçada Vinhas Velhas is sourced from the property’s original 1917 vines....
The proof is, as they say, in the pudding. So it is with the first two releases of Quinta do Soalheiro Vinho...
This week I’m in Oporto focused on Douro 2013 reds and 2014 whites. It was a good year for whites, provided they...
It’s one thing to be a pioneer, quite another to be successful. Ramos Pinto’s Douro DOC brand Duas Quintas turned 25 years...
Today I’m in Adelaide Hills, South Australia’s highest, coolest region. My recent Alentejo masterclasses at Taberna do Mercado (Nuno Mendes’ splendid new Portuguese...
Which Portuguese wines are most popular? In a recent interview for Blend All About Wine The Wine Society’s buyer, Jo Locke MW,...
This month’s selection focuses on two whites which are just about right for this time of year when we’re thinking about summer,...
I’m in Vinho Verde today. As me and my panel observed at Decanter World Wine Awards last month, this is a region...
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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