My August Wines of the Month are the real McCoy from Filipa Pato, one of 3 bargainful Bairrada beauts I tasted last...
Tag Archives: Portuguese wine
Wow, apparently wine by the glass sales now account for over 40% of restaurant wine receipts, stoked by innovative new preservation systems. ...
I’ve not visited Quinta Vale Das Escadinhas/Quinta da Falorca, but their wines were a stand out at a generic Dão tasting I...
Since the inaugural 50 Great Portuguese Wines tasting in 2005, this annual press and trade event has been one of my highlights...
Just back from three days presenting Portuguese wines, followed by lunch at our rather tasty venues: Winchester (Hotel du Vin), Bath (The...
It’s one of Europe’s leading holiday destinations and has Portugal’s highest concentration of hotels and restaurants, but the Algarve is not known...
I’m visiting Portugal several times this year on my quest to discover 50 Great Portuguese Wines – I have the honour of...
The Independent Winegrowers’ Association is a group of quality-focused boutique producers who have banded together to market their wines and champion the...
The Wine Anorak a.k.a. Jamie Goode spent a good deal of 2008 scouring Portugal for great wines and he and I caught...
The hallmark of this vintage is relatively forward wines, with less extract and stuffing than usual but, on the upside, nice elegance...
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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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
Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah