Wine

Quinta da Pôpa, a family-owned vineyard and winery in the Douro Valley, is a relative newcomer, having only started producing wine in 2012. The estate, located between Folgosa and Pinhão,

A friend who knows my taste in wine and always makes a point of reading this column recently accused me, over a glass of wine, of only ever writing about

For my first article this year, I decided to single out something that was not only new to the market but also interesting from the perspective of winemaking in Portugal.

A top-flight Alvarinho Around now is the time when we are starting to think of some special wines for the Christmas table or perhaps a gift for a wine-loving friend.

Here is another take on the Algarve’s most traditional grape variety. I was a bit dubious when I saw this on the shelf at my local Intermarché (€10.61), considering that

A great varietal from a great vintage Anyone who loves Douro wine, Port included, knows that 2011 was a very special vintage. It is getting harder and harder to find

A Baga bargain I was browsing the wine shelves last weekend at my local Jumbo supermarket where I have often stumbled across some interesting bargains. My love of the Baga

There seems to be no stopping Soalheiro when it comes to creating different wines from the Alvarinho grape up in the Minho region. It was not so long ago that

More from the other Alentejo When I say ‘the other Alentejo’, I am talking here about the hilly north of the region, the Serra de São Mamede, close to the

Who said they don’t like Chardonnay? I have something of a love-hate relationship with the Chardonnay grape. Quite simply, I hate bad Chardonnay more than pretty much any white plonk