With 101 producers showing their wares at Simplesmente Vinho 2018, up from 84 in 2017 (and just 16 in 2013), Portugal’s alternative...
Tag Archives: Vinho Verde
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...
A couple of weeks ago I was in Oporto for my first tasting and lunch at The Factory House, the bastion of...
Some producers are so compelling that you cannot resist a second bite at the cherry. On Monday, I caught up with António...
A week on Monday I’ll be presenting a Vinho Verde tasting for the press and trade over lunch at Skylon restaurant in...
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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Hello, Can these wines be purchased from this newsletter? Thanks, Mary Silva Tambellini
Hi Sarah, loved this post, just as I loved Part 1. Your review of the 2016 VP's is very important to me, as it undoubtedly