Taboadella, an exciting new winery from Portugal’s Dão region
The Amorim Group’s main activity is cork, but they are now getting increasingly involved in wine production. For 20 years,
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A quick look at some top 2018 Vintage Ports
2018 is the third in a run of good vintages for Port, maybe fourth if you count 2015, too. So
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Highlights: Rocim NatCool Fresh From Amphora 2019
A short tasting video with this wine: Herdade do Rocim NatCool Fresh from Amphora 2019 Alentejo, Portugal12% alcohol. Made in
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Kopke Colheita Ports: a historic tasting going back to 1940
It’s not often you get to try wines from 1980, 1960 and 1940 in one tasting. Well, that’s what I
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The wines of Luis Seabra, Portugal
Luis Seabra made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving to set up his own project in 2013. Seabra’s
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Viúva Gomes: the future of Colares, one of Portugal’s historic wine regions
Colares is one of the historic wine regions in Portugal. It’s one that you learn about in wine textbooks. But
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Highlight : Julia Kemper 2017 Elpenor Blanc de Noir
The Melo family landed in Dão’s Oliveira–Mangualde hundreds of years ago, and that’s where the vineyards and winery of current
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Made in clay (2): Talha day, a festival of amphora wines
Here are the rest of our notes for wines tasted at Amphora Wine Day in the Alentejo in November 2019.
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Highlights: Fita Preta Touriga Vai Nui Unoaked 2019 Alentejo, Portugal
This is fab – from winemaker António Maçanita, it’s wild ferment, bottled early, capturing the character of the variety so
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Made in clay (1): Talha Day, a festival of amphora wines
Jamie Goode and Treve Ring attend Amphora Wine Day at Herdade do Rocim in the Alentejo, Portugal. In this two
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