September 2012 study tour:
Alentejo wines tasting in Lisbon: my top picks from this exciting region & two brilliant bonuses
Herdade da Comporta: 12 km of impeccable sandy beaches, and nice wines
Dão, day 1: the basics, water, granite, acids and tannins
Dão, day 2: 7 estates with winemaker António Narciso
Dão, day 2: Quinta das Marias
Dão, day 2: Quinta Mendes Pereira
Dão, day 3: Casa de Mouraz, biodynamic Dão
Douro, day 1: Quinta do Javalí
Douro, day 2: Rui Cunha
Douro, day 2: Cruz & Dalva
Douro bonus: Oscar Quevedo
Gaia bonus: the wines of Quinta da Romaneira
April 2011 vineyard tour:
Quinta do Crasto (and photos): three days of impressive tastings
Quinta do Vale Meão: exploring the Douro Superior
Burmester: a vertical tasting 1957–1998
Tea in the Douro: why tea tastes great in the vineyards
Quinta do Vallado: old vines and some great tawny ports
Quinta do Vale Dona Maria: my favourite Douro red
Tea from the Azores: three from Gorreana estate
The Symingtons estates: new releases & old vintages
Quinta Nova: smart buys from a lesser-known estate
Pintas + Quinta do Passadouro: old & new vintages with Jorge Borges
Dining in the Douro: home cooking & haute cuisine
Quinta do Noval Douro DOC 2007
Tawny port: Douro’s greatest expression
Pink port: my view, & winemakers speak
Bottle-aged tawny: it can work
The Colheita Project
My other writings about Portugal:
Quinta das Maias Malvasia Fina 2006
Quinta do Vale Dona Maria 2006
Videos with producers:
Tomás Roquette, Miguel Roquette, Manuel Lobo on Crasto
Jorge Borges on the Pintas project, on tawny port
Luisa Amorim on Quinta Nova
Sandra Tavares on Vale Dona Maria
Cristiano Van Zeller on Vale Dona Maria, on the 2007 vintage
Francisco Olazabal, Luisa Olazabal on Vale Meão
Francisco Ferreira on old vines
Luis Seabra on old port
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