Visiting Quinta do Infantado: a leading producer of Port and table wines from Portugal’s Douro
Website: https://quintadoinfantado.com/en/ I first visited Quinta do Infantado 20 years ago, in May 2002 when I toured the Douro for
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In Niagara (3) Leaning Post
Website: Leaning Post I had an evening free while I was judging the National Wine Awards of Canada, so with
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Visiting Bodegas Tamerán, the winery of David Silva in Gran Canaria
Bodegas Tamerán is the winery owned by ex-Manchester City footballer (and club legend) David Silva. It’s based in San Bartolomé
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Black Chalk: visiting one of the UK’s leading sparkling wineries
Chance delivered both opportunity and killer blows to Black Chalk in quick succession – it was to prove the making
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In Niagara (1) Hidden Bench
Hidden Bench is one of Niagara’s leading boutique wineries. Owner Harald Thiel bought the Locust Lane vineyard, where the winery
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Boom times for English wine: latest figures from WineGB
OK stats geeks, here are the latest figures from WineGB, showing the extent of growth of the UK wine production
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Temperature-controlled wine storage units
Wine is sensitive to storage temperatures. In traditional wine-producing countries wine is often stored after bottling in underground cellars, which
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Why we should run a mile if a wine retailer emerges claiming to ‘cut out the middleman’
Every now and then a new wine retailer emerges. Their claim is that they will ‘cut out the middleman’ and
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The ageing potential of Sauvignon Blanc: Sancerre and Bordeaux over three decades
This was an interesting tasting, looking at the two top examples of Sauvignon Blanc ageing over three decades. In the
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Exploring Turkey’s wines with Isa Bal MS
Acclaimed Master Sommelier Isa Bal to turn Producer Michelin starred Trivet already has the largest selection of fine Turkish wine
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