Aneto Branco Reserva 2012
It’s been a few years since I last tried this wine and I probably would not have done so had it not been for the BLiP exhibition last weekend. One
António Madeira Dão branco 2013
Chances are my readers will never have seen this wine in a shop and, considering there are only around 600 bottles of this first white wine from the producer, this
Conrad Algarve hosts ‘Wine Academy’ class
Wine producer José Bento dos Santos will be leading the next Wine Academy class that will take place at the Conrad Algarve Hotel in Quinta do Lago on Thursday, October
Lagar de Baixo Baga – Bairrada by Dirk Niepoort
Winemaker Dirk Niepoort is, of course, best known for his work in the Douro, as is the Niepoort family who have been making Port wine since 1842. But Dirk has
Adventure in red and white
Here is a wine-making project that neatly sums up the adventurous spirit that has made the Portuguese wine scene so interesting over recent years. In 1999, a young Spanish lady
Esporão Reserva branco 2014
I think of this wine a bit like an old friend whose company I used to enjoy regularly but miss these days as we seem to have drifted apart. When
Quinta das Marias Cuvée TT 2012
I’m a big fan of the Dão region and especially the elegant medium-bodied reds that have been coming out of the region over recent years. But this one – from
Portuguese Pinot with pedigree
The Ribatejo region to the north east of Lisbon, with its low-lying farmlands following the course of the Tagus river, was known until quite recently for cheap mass produced wines,
BLiP EXPO 2015 is coming
The 15th edition of the Better Living in Portugal Exhibition (BLiP Expo) is just around the corner, and hopes are that it will be “better than ever, with more exhibitors
Blind grape-pickers break new ground in the Douro
A group from the Porto delegation of ACAPO – the Portuguese association for the blind and partially sighted – has broken new ground in the Douro by harvesting grapes. An