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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Domínio Do Açor, an exciting new producer from Dão, Portugal
Website: https://dominiodoacor.com/en/ Domínio do Açor is a relatively new project in the Dão region, and it’s already in the peer
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Prior Lucas, an interesting, innovative producer in Portugal’s Bairrada region
Website: https://priorlucas.pt/en/ Back in June 2025 I spent a day with Rui Lucas, who is making some really interesting wines
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