Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting
Flipa Pato, daughter of famous Bairrada winegrower Luis Pato, first started making her own wines 25 years ago, in 2001.
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Video: with Filipa Pato in her old vineyards in Bairrada, Portugal, which she farms with the help of pigs
Filipa Pato began making her own wines in 2001, starting with three rented plots. Since then she and her husband
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Highlights: Overgaauw Sylvaner 2025 Stellenbosch, South Africa
This wine is noteworthy because it is South Africa’s only Sylvaner, first made in 1971. Just a single hectare of
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Rabasco: beautiful natural wines from Abruzzo, Italy
Website: https://www.rabascowinery.com/en/home-en-2/ Rabasco is an impressive natural wine producer in Abruzzo, which is run by Iole Rabasco. She was previously
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Three wines from a new producer in Oxfordshire (UK): Yew Tree Vineyard
Website: https://yewtreevineyard.com/ Yew Tree is a 5 hectare vineyard in South Oxfordshire, with vines planted in 2015 and 2020 on
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Cantina Terlarno and Produttori del Barbaresco: an amazing dinner with two of the world’s great cooperative wineries, tasting back to the 1960s
I was very happy to attend this dinner! Held by the excellent Fine + Rare at Wiltons, the evening featured
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The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre
Website: https://pascaljolivet.com/en/ These are the 2025 releases from leading Sancerre-based producer Pascal Jolivet. This was a good vintage, but not
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Quinta da Vinha dos Padres: remarkable wines from Portugal’s Alentejo
These three wines, made by Susana Esteban, are really impressive. They come from Serra de São Mamede, in the Portalegre
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Australia’s Clare Valley: a mini-study in six wines
The Clare Valley is an interesting region in South Australia that’s made its reputation on Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, as
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Profetas e dos Villões: António Maçanita and his remarkable wines from Porto Santo and Madeira
Website: https://www.antoniomacanita.com/en António Maçanita is a well known Portuguese winemaker, doing good things in the Alentejo, Douro and the Açores.
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