I’ve written a good deal about the wines of the Azores in recent years. I’m noticing that Madeira’s table wine (DOP Madeirense,...
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It would seem that Alentejo winemakers are good news for Portugal’s Macaronesian wines. Antonio Macanita (Azores Wine Company) and Paulo Laureano (consultant...
From a wine perspective, the Azores has surely seen more action in the last decade than in the previous 150 years. In...
Some turn over a new leaf, others – notably the Azores Wine Company – turn over vineyards, entire regions even. Check out...
Said to originate from Madeira (pictured) where it makes the island’s medium dry fortifieds and best table wines, Verdelho also seems to...
I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores as something of a sleepy vinous backwater. Wine production on the Portuguese...
Tonight, I’m attending a function to mark the launch of the Madeira Flower and Wine Show hosted by Pestana Hotels at their London hotel, Pestana...
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 Donna - lucky you, living in Sintra and close to Bairrada. So much going on. And thanks for your feedback too -
Hi Sarah, I so enjoyed finding this, what great wine writing! I had all but given up reading wine blogs, laden as they are with […]