XXVI Talhas: a remarkable winery in the Alentejo working only with old clay vessels
Website: https://www.xxvi-talhas.pt/ Ricardo Sanios is the dude behind XXVI Talhas, which is based in Vidigueira (it’s pronounced ‘vin-say-sh tal-yas’ if
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The wines of Luis Pato, Bairrada, Portugal
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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Portuguese wines in the UK: Portugal makes gains in independent wine merchants
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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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