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Pêra-Manca vertical tasting: tasting multiple vintages of this cult Alentejo (Portugal) wine, plus others from the Cartuxa portfolio

Pêra-Manca is the name for the ‘cult’ red and white wines made by large Alentejo producer Adega Cartuxa, which since

Website: https://rocim.pt/en/ With the wines of Herdade do Rocim and his own project Bojador, as well as a string of

Website: Cartuxa One of the famous old table wines of Portugal is Pera Manca, which is made by the Cartuxa

September 17, 2022 jamiegoode 5105 Views Alentejo

I’ve followed the wines of Malhadinha Nova over the years, since their promising debut in the early noughties. The vineyards

July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 5593 Views Alentejo

This is a bright red from Portalegre (the cooler, higher-altitude bit of the Alentejo) with vineyards in the granite foothills

Very impressed with this blend of Alvarinho (aka Albariño) with Loureiro – two grapes from the cool Minho, grown here

Charismatic António Maçanita is a familiar name in the Portuguese wine world, releasing more than 50 labels each year. In

Ricardo Santos is behind XXVI Talhas, which is based in Vidigueira. He and his colleagues have taken over the cellar

There’s an interesting story behind this wine. Incógnito is the famous Syrah made by Cortes de Cima, first produced in

September 27, 2020 jamiegoode 5922 Views Alentejo

This is the collaborative wine I was involved with last year. It’s now in bottle and this was my first