Tag: Wine
Portugal’s Quinta do Noval Buys Douro Wine Neighbor Quinta do Passadouro
Noval's parent company, AXA Millésimes, gains 89 acres and will keep the estate a separate brand. Read More
A delicious, complex blend from Portugal –
2017 Quinta da Fonte Souto – a delicious, finely textured, fruits-of-the-forest-style wine with amazing freshness and vibrancy. Read More
Wines of the week: 8 Portuguese wines –
Portuguese table wines have often been rather overshadowed – internally by the sheer dominance of port in its wine industry and externally by the neighbouring behemoth that...
The Douro Boys: five wine producers who have changed Portugal forever...
Wine expert David Kermode travels to Portugal to meet the Douro Boys... Read More
Portugal’s 14 Wine Regions –
Portugal is one of the most beautiful countries in the world with a massive Atlantic Coastline and over 250 indigenous grape varieties that produce...
The Portuguese Winemaker Crafting Biodynamic ‘Wines Without Makeup’ –
On a 130-year-old plot in Barraida, Portugal, Filipa Pato makes biodynamic, critically esteemed wines that visitors to the estate pair with food her chef-husband...
Why is Touriga Nacional a rising star? Ask –
Although not widely known as a varietal, this rare, small-berried, dark-skinned Portuguese variety is nevertheless the highest quality grape that goes into the Douro...
Alicante Bouschet: Can It Succeed as a Single Varietal Wine?
Visitors are discovering the delicious wines made from Alentejo's indigenous grapes. Read More
Portugal’s underrated whites
When talking about Portuguese wines, a couple of things come to mind: for reds, Port and the big and chunky offerings from the Douro....