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Exciting wines from five new projects high up in Portugal’s Douro region

September 24, 2022 jamiegoode 1056 Views Douro

The Douro Valley is proving to be an exciting place for small winery projects, and one hotspot is in the

September 17, 2022 jamiegoode 510 Views Alentejo

I’ve followed the wines of Malhadinha Nova over the years, since their promising debut in the early noughties. The vineyards

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 1170 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

August 8, 2022 jamiegoode 710 Views Dao

Website: http://casadedarei.pt/eng_index.html Back in 1997 José Ruivo bought a 140 hectare farm on the shores of the Dão river at

António Madeira is one of the new stars of Portugal’s Dão wine region, but for the kind actions of a

July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 556 Views Alentejo

This is a bright red from Portalegre (the cooler, higher-altitude bit of the Alentejo) with vineyards in the granite foothills

Pet Nat is a popular style of sparkling wine these days. The name stands for Petillant Naturel, and the process

Website: https://www.foliasdebaco.com/ Tiago Sampaio is making some of the Douro’s most interesting natural wines under the Uivo brand. His winery

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 jamiegoode 1214 Views

I’ve just been to the tenth edition of Simplesmente Vinho, a brilliant natural/authentic wine fair in Porto. Here’s a short

Website: https://quintadoinfantado.com/en/ I first visited Quinta do Infantado 20 years ago, in May 2002 when I toured the Douro for