Poreira: the excellent Douro wines of Jorge Moriera
It was back in 2001 that Jorge Moreira (pictured above) started Poeira, his personal project. He’d been making wines for
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Smart organic wines from A&D Wines, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Website: https://andwines.pt/en/ This is a project based in the Baião subregion of Vinho Verde right next to the Douro. It
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Invincible, a new Douro star winery from Marc Kent and Rita Marques
Website: https://invincible.com.pt/ This is the Douro project of Marc Kent and Rita Marques. Marc is well known as the founder
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Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro
Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ I’ve been following the wines of Quinta de La Rosa for a long time. Owned by the Bergqvist
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Impressive Dão wines from Julia Kemper
There’s something special about Portugal’s Dão wine region, and there’s now a roll call of producers doing really good things
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The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal
Website: https://www.courelasdatorre.com/en/ This is the first time I’ve tried the wines from this Alentejo producer, based in Redondo, making organic
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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
These are some of the Portuguese wines that did well in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which
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Quinta da Pellada/Quinta de Saes: the Castros are doing something special in Portugal’s Dão region
Website: https://www.quintadapellada.com/ Alvaro Castro and his daughter Maria have been very important in the modern Dão story. They have two
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Porto in pictures, with a short film
Just back from a few days in Porto. While I was there I had a chance to wander around. Some
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Geographic Wines: an exciting pan-regional terroir project from Portugal
Website: https://www.geographicwines.pt/en/homepage/ This is a really interesting new project from Portugal. It’s a pan-regional portfolio, with wines from Vinho Verde,
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