Andresen is an independent, family-owned Portuguese-owned Port House, justifiably renowned for its wood aged Ports. Carlos Florés dos Santos and winemaker Álvaro Vanzeller...
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You might remember that, in May, I reported on a tawny blending masterclass with Taylor’s Master Blender Natasha Bridge (pictured) – a great...
Yesterday’s post (here) focused on a tawny blending masterclass (pictured) with Taylor’s, the market leaders for aged tawnies. Apparently aged tawny sales...
Taylor’s (owned by Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman), is the brand leader for aged tawnies, so I grabbed the chance to participate in a...
The previous year I’d visited the most eminent of the British shippers – Fladgate and Symington, so the aim of this tasting...
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, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
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