I remember visiting Quinta de Foz de Arouce a few years ago. It’s a really lovely estate in the Beiras region, just south of Bairrada, near coimbra, and I wrote…
Croft Vintage Port 1966
I’ve arrived in Porto for the Climate Change and Leadership Conference: Solutions for the Wine Industry. I’m on the speaker panel, but rather than me talk about ideas, I’m here…
Some highlights from Simplesmente Vinho, an authentic wine festival held in Porto
One of my favourite dates in the calendar is a weekend in late February. In 2016, 2018 and now 2019 (last week) I attended Simplesmente Vinho, which takes place in…
What to do in Porto
I’m back again in Porto, for the excellent Simplesmente Vinho festival, and also to catch a bit of the much larger wine fair called Essencia. Porto is a lovely city…
Taylor’s Single Harvest (Colheita) Ports: 1964, 1969 and 1863
Port house Taylor’s have begun releasing Colheita Ports. They label these ‘single harvest’, which is an English way of saying that they are Tawny Ports, matured in wood, from a…
Visiting one of Europe’s first commercial tea plantations in Portugal
A few weeks ago I was in Porto, and I joined fellow journalist Treve Ring to visit one of Europe’s first commercial tea plantations. It’s from Nina Gruntkowski and Dirk…
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2016
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2016 Douro, Portugal 19.5% alcohol. There’s been a lot of talking up of the 2016 vintage in the Douro, so I was pleased to try…
In Porto (5) dinner at Esplanada Marisqueira
The next night it was back to Matosinhos, the Port area of Porto, where the seafood restaurants are congregated. We went to Esplanada Marisqueira, a rather grand establishment, with Vitor…
In Porto (4) Dinner at O Gaveto
Gaveto has had a refit since I was here last. It was a memorable meal last time, so it was good to be back. Hosting us were Vitor and Teresa…