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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Portugal
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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Quinta da Carolina, Douro, Portugal
Jamie Goode reviews the wines of Quinta da Carolina, a small quinta taking a new, more interesting direction Luis Pedro
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Highlight: Azores Wine Co. Arinto dos Açores 2018
Winemaker António Maçanita may be best known for his FitaPreta wines in Alentejo, though with this venture he looked to
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Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, Douro
Quinta da Costa do Pinhão is a beautiful quinta in the Pinhão Valley of Portugal’s Douro. The first wines from
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Highlight: Luis Seabra Indie Xisto 2016
After a successful decade as winemaker and right hand to Dirk at Niepoort, Luis Seabra decided to break out on
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Simplesmente Vinho 2020
In this short interview, organizer João Roseira talks about Simplesmente Vinho 2020, the wine festival for ‘wines without make-up’, held
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Highlights: Quinta do Noval Petit Verdot 2016, Douro
Why would you plant Petit Verdot in the Douro? It’s a region that already has a host of well adapted
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A walk through Porto and Gaia
I love visiting Porto. Here’s a short film shot while walking through Porto and neighbouring Vila Nova de Gaia (just
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