So tonight was spent getting acquantied with the hotly anticipated vintage Ports from 2011, which has just been pretty universally declared. First up, Sandeman, owned by Sogrape, who were showing…
Some Portuguese wine people
Snapped today at the wonderful wines of Portugal tasting in London, some top Portuguese wine talent. Filipa Pato, who makes great wines from Bairrada, white and red. Pedro Araujo of…
Valle Pradinhos: a lovely, precise Portuguese white
This wine hits my sweet spot for a number of reasons. First, it’s really nice: a precise, subtly aromatic, fresh white wine with some personality. Second, it’s Portuguese, and I…
A few nice Portuguese bottles from The Wine Society
Ah, Portugal. One of my favourite wine countries. Here are three good bottles from The Wine Society that are affordable and tasty. Campolargo Alvarelhão 2011 Bairrada, Portugal This is brilliant. It’s…
A brilliant Bairrada from Filipa Pato
As most of you know, Portugal is one of my favourite wine countries. There’s lots happening here, with new great wines emerging all the time. This is a brilliant new…
Film: wine stories – the Douro Valley – the oldest new wine region in the world?
So, the film Dave Fuller and I made in the Douro is now live. We’re really pleased with it, but would love to hear some feedback. If you have 8…
Robustus 1990 with Dirk Niepoort
On Saturday night (15 September 2012) I had dinner with Dirk Niepoort at Quinta do Napoles in the Douro. It was a lovely evening with a bunch of like-minded wine…
Some more Douro pictures
Just on my way home from the Douro, so only time to post a few more pictures. Yesterday was Vallado, then Vale Meao, then Niepoort’s Quinta do Napoles, and overnight…
Two lovely Douro reds at the Dirty Dozen tasting
Thoroughly enjoyed the Dirty Dozen tasting today. It’s the start of term for us wine writers this week. We’re back in the tasting and travelling season. Tomorrow is the Bunch…