Exploring Vinho Verde: Quinta de Santiago
Website: https://quintadesantiago.pt/en/ Joana Santiago came to work at her family estate in 2009 after 15 years as a lawyer. Previously,
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Portugal’s Vinho Verde, a region transforming itself
Branding is important. In wine, it can happen at the level of the producer. But we also have important collective
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Exploring Vinho Verde: Casa de Cello
Website: www.casadecello.pt Casa de Cello is the company that now owns and farms two estate properties, Quinta de San Joanne
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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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