As 2016 Vintage Ports were launched in May last year (my report here), speculation was already rife about 2017 Vintage Port. Well...
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I attended a special tasting of five decades of Quinta do Noval Vintage and Colheita Ports on the first of November, all...
This post follows up my first Vintage Port 2016 report, which focused on ports from the Fladgate Partnership, Symington Family Estates, Quinta...
It’s July, it’s scorching so I know, I know, Vintage Port. But then this post is all about being smitten, not seasonal. ...
The Douro Valley has had a run of great vintages. Vintage Ports were declared in 2015 and, last week, I very much...
Following on from my 5th March over-view post about Simplesmente Vinho – its aims and trends – this post reports on the...
The New Douro tasting takes place in London next month and, with its focus on Douro reds and Ports from 2015, should...
May’s New Douro Tasting provided an opportunity to taste a range of cask samples of Vintage Port 2015. I wrote up the...
In my fourth write up of 2015 Vintage Port I review cask samples of Symington Family Estates’ releases from Dow’s, Quinta do...
Not the most Portuguese of tiles, but perhaps the most Portuguese of wines – Vintage Port. Each sporting the colours of their...
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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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18