My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
Tag Archives: Vinho Verde
Carlos Raposo was Dirk Niepoort’s right hand man for Douro wines for eight years. I always enjoyed talking and tasting Niepoort’s new...
On Monday, at Encontro com Vinhos e Sabores 2018 in Lisbon, I was extremely honoured to be asked by Revista de Vinhos to present...
With 101 producers showing their wares at Simplesmente Vinho 2018, up from 84 in 2017 (and just 16 in 2013), Portugal’s alternative...
In February, I visited with Márcio Lopes, tasting cask samples of Pequenos Rebentos Edição Limitada Vinho Verde wines. Now in bottle, Pequenos...
Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...
I made a couple of interesting finds at this year’s Annual Vinho Verde tasting in London which, like the region, is always...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
When I visited Quinta de Soalheiro in April, I had a sneak preview of the 2016 releases, including a new, pioneering Alvarinho –...
Niepoort regularly feature in my Wines of the Month and, once again, it’s with a new, surprising wine from their new and evolving...
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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