I bumped into Christian Seely, Managing Director of Quinta do Noval, last month and enquired about 2015 – would Noval declare? As...
Tag Archives: Vintage Port
These pages have been a little quieter than usual because May has been exceptionally busy, with two trips to Portugal, thrilling tastings...
I returned to London from the Douro/Oporto yesterday. But I’m far from done with Portugal. This week, I’m chairing the judging of...
It’s always a pleasure to catch up with the wines of Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, this year tasting...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Port is not just for Christmas, it’s for life! As my Niepoort tasting...
Following hot on the heels of my post about Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2014 (and Nacional 2001, also just released), here’s...
“[W]e continue to follow our slightly eccentric path at Noval,” says Quinta do Noval’s MD Christian Seely. Not just with the declaration of a Vintage...
I caught up with Dirk Niepoort twice in April, first for the launch of a new Douro red, the improbably named Clos...
No cosy club in St James for last week’s launch of Graham’s 1972 Single Harvest Tawny Port. And not just because London’s...
Single Quinta Vintage Ports have been the focus of 2013 declarations, though their number include a couple of quintas which are accorded...
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