Gonçalves Faria: serious, classic Bairrada wines, now under the Niepoort stable
António Maia Ferreira Faria was a celebrated producer of classic, long-lived Bairrada under the Gonçalves Faria label, working with some
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Quinta da Vacariça, a French sommelier making biodynamic wines in Portugal’s Bairrada region (updated with new notes, June 2025)
François Chasans was a sommelier in France, and he first came to Portugal in 1998. He came for an agricultural
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The new wines from the Marco de Jerez: Sherry and Manzanilla reinvented, by going back to the past
In 2008 Niepoort collaborated with Equipo Navazos to make a special wine: an unfortified flor-aged table wine. This was to
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Quinta do Noval deep dive: latest releases and more from this important Douro estate
Head to the Douro and then make your way to Vale Mendiz in the Pinhão Valley, you’ll find one of
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Highlights: Filipa Pato and William Wouters Post Quer..s Baga 2023 Bairrada, Portugal
Love this wine, which I bought from a wine shop in Lisbon. The mastery of Baga, maturing it in amphorae
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Photos of Lisbon (2) mono
Another morning wandering around Lisbon, this time taking pictures in black and white. Olympus Pen-F, Leica 15 mm f1.7.
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Around Portugal in seven fine wines: a seminar at Vinho da Casa in Lisbon
Website: https://vinhodacasa.pt/home-2025-en/ A tour through Portugal in seven wines. This was a masterclass I did at Vinho da Casa in
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Photos of Lisbon (1) colour
Pictures taken on a morning walk around the city, where I stopped off at Garrafeira Nacional and bought a couple
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The wines of Quinta dos Currais, Beira Interior, Portugal
The Beira Interior is a lesser-known but really interesting wine region nestled on the eastern side of Portugal, just below
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The remarkable wines of Barbeito, the leading producer from Madeira
Ricardo Freitas is a third generation Madeira producer, and his family firm Barbeito is widely regarded as the top producer
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