The proof is, as they say, in the pudding. So it is with the first two releases of Quinta do Soalheiro Vinho...
Tag Archives: Vinho Verde
My end of year is always focused on Portugal as I update entries for Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine, including the vintage report....
If a symbol were needed about how much Vinho Verde has changed in the last decade, the left hand bottle – Quinta...
This week I’m in Oporto focused on Douro 2013 reds and 2014 whites. It was a good year for whites, provided they...
Which Portuguese wines are most popular? In a recent interview for Blend All About Wine The Wine Society’s buyer, Jo Locke MW,...
I’m in Vinho Verde today. As me and my panel observed at Decanter World Wine Awards last month, this is a region...
Last week leading natural wine specialist Les Caves de Pyrene presented their first “Feats of Clay” tasting dedicated to wines aged in...
The wines of Tiago Teles could not find greater contrast than EXPLICIT Red. It came as no surprise to me that Teles was...
Last Wednesday’s post announced two exceptional Portuguese wine tours which I’ll be leading later this year. The purpose of today’s post is...
Looking back over the year’s highlights is a deeply pleasurable exercise. Not just self-indulgent I hope – rather, a means of sharing...
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