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The wines of Luis Pato, Bairrada, Portugal

August 14, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 6935 Views Baga, Bairrada

Website: http://www.luispato.com/ Luis Pato (which is Portuguese for ‘duck’) is probably the best-known producer in the Bairrada region. For a

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Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 jamiegoode 4552 Views Bairrada

Transmission is an exciting new wine project from Bairrada. It’s a partnership between TAP pilot and wine lover Vitor Bento

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Portuguese wines in the UK: Portugal makes gains in independent wine merchants

July 3, 2024August 7, 2024 jamiegoode 5954 Views

June 2024 was a month focusing on Portuguese wines in independent wine merchants. For three few weeks I did a

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Highlights: Ag.Hora Loureiro Gio Chezade x Soalheiro 2020 Vinho Verde, Portugal

June 13, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 1968 Views

So impressed by this wine! I tried it a while back, then bought a bottle and recently cracked it, and

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Restaurants: Nuno Mendes’ exceptional Cozinha das Flores in Porto

June 8, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 9715 Views Restaurants

Website: https://cozinhadasflores.com/ I went twice in two nights to Cozinha das Flores. It was that good. The first time was

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Malhadinha Nova head north: noted Alentejo estate makes new wines in Portalegre – Teixinha

June 6, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 3093 Views Alentejo

Malhadinha Nova are a well regarded Alentejo estate, based in the southern end of the region, close to the Algarve.

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A revolution at Cortes de Cima in Portugal’s Alentejo

May 20, 2024November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 9906 Views Alentejo

(Updated May 2024 with notes on new release wines) In 2020 Anna Jørgensen took over at Cortes de Cima, a

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Quinta do Poeta, a new Douro winery

April 18, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3559 Views Douro

The poet in question is Fausto José dos Santos Júnior (1903-1975), who was born in Aldeia de Cima in the

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Gardunha Sul, an interesting new producer in Portugal’s Beira Interior

April 16, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3793 Views

André Lourenço spent 15 years making techno wines for other people before he decided to start his own project, making

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Arribas Wine Co: exciting low-intervention wines from Trás-os-Montes, Portugal

March 18, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5486 Views

Website: https://arribaswine.com/ Ricardo Alves and Frederico Machado (pictured above) began the Arribas Wine Company in 2017. They are based in

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THE STORY OF MADEIRA 

December 3, 2025December 4, 2025 Lisse Garnett

Enthrallingly versatile, everlasting and bomb proof – Madeira is the perfect sup for our uncertain times says Lisse Garnett 400

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As the Michelin Guide turns to wine with its three-grape rating system, here are the big questions

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Saravá, innovative low-intervention wines from Vinho Verde and Douro, Portugal
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Saravá, innovative low-intervention wines from Vinho Verde and Douro, Portugal

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