“ It will perhaps come as no surprise that we are declaring the Quinta do Noval 2018 Vintage Port,” said MD Christian...
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My July Wines of the Month are a contrary Portuguese pair when in comes to style, provenance and price point. But they...
In April, Sogrape announced that all three of its houses had declared classic Vintage Ports. What a striking contrast with 2017 –...
It was good to taste my first cask sample of Vintage Port 2018 this week – Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro...
Usually, I select my Wines of the Month from wines tasted during the previous month. Inevitably, I tasted very much less wine...
#StaySafe #StayatHome with Sarah Ahmed #StaySafe #StayatHome with Sarah Ahmed[PT] #SarahAhmed, fala sobre alguns dos aspectos que mais a entusiasmam nos...
It seems to me to be more important than ever to shine a spotlight on Simplesmente Vinho, which has been a vital...
February was a Portugal-fest, with Essência do Vinho and Simplesmente Vinho in Oporto and, in London, the Wines of Portugal Annual Tasting...
My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
Carlos Raposo was Dirk Niepoort’s right hand man for Douro wines for eight years. I always enjoyed talking and tasting Niepoort’s new...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah
Hello Sarah, I have been asked to do a tutored tasting of Portuguese wines in November and would really like to include an example of Encruzado. […]