Last Thursday, June 21st, the oldest Port Wine House celebrated its 380th anniversary with a dinner launching this Very Old Tawny Port. CNK...
Tag Archives: Portuguese wine
After a super quick dip in the Sea of the Hebrides earlier this month (much better to stay in the kayak!), I...
In my recent post about Herdade do Rocim’s innovative and exciting Clay Aged Red, I mentioned a go-ahead Lisboa producer, Quinta do...
The results of Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 (DWWA) were released last week. More than 60 countries submitted entries – nearly 17,000...
Last month’s Bairrada Masterclass at Portuguese Wine School was postponed, so there’s still a chance to taste a spectacular line up of Bairrada’s best. And...
Little did I know that I had a Douro winemaker in my audience at last month’s new wave McLaren Vale Grenache seminar...
Ten years apart, poles apart stylistically and, indeed, some 17,000km apart, my April Wines of the Month are a contrasting pair. But...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
I am not long back from the Douro Superior. It is a sub-region which continues to fascinate. Casa Ferreirinha Barca Velha –...
This Oporto alternative wine fair remains one of my very favourite fixtures of the year. And the happiest of hunting grounds for...
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, great to have you back!! Hope everything is OK with you and will be even better in the future. No better "return" […]
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