Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...
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A week on Monday I’ll be presenting a Vinho Verde tasting for the press and trade over lunch at Skylon restaurant in...
Following this year’s Annual Portugal Tasting for the trade and press, Wines of Portugal are hosting a consumer tasting on the...
In the fourth of my Iberian Nights at Trangallan Spain v Portugal vinous head-to-heads, we deviate from a regional theme to go...
The second Iberian Nights’ Portugal –v- Spain head-to-head tasting at Trangállan last week focused on the river valley wines of the Douro...
The first of five Iberian Nights tastings at Trangallán (pictured) went with a swing last week, with lively debate about the different...
There’ll be no 1938 Rieslings on show when I host Sip & Savour’s Yalumba lunch at Michelin-starred fish-restaurant Angler on 19 October, but it...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014