My July Wines of the Month are a contrary Portuguese pair when in comes to style, provenance and price point. But they...
Tag Archives: Wood-aged Port
My modus operandi at The Big Fortified Tasting is to scan the catalogue for new (to me) releases, my first focus. And...
In the last year or so, there’s been a flurry of esoteric Port releases, notably Taylor’s Scion (see here) and Dalva Golden...
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