Quinta Mendes Pereira: top Dão
Quinta Mendes Pereira: likely my best visit in Dão, with an outstanding 2004 Garrafeira.
Tag Archives: Portugal
In Dão: Quinta das Marias
QuintadasMarias: exciting Swiss-owned Dão wines including a brilliant 100% Alfrocheiro.
In Dão: a day with António Narciso
In Dão: a hectic day with winemaker António Narciso visiting no fewer than 7 estates.
Exploring Dão
Water & granite: first day of visits in Dão, an exciting wine region in Portugal.
Herdade da Comporta: sand wine
Herdade da Comporta: 12 km of impeccable sandy beaches and some nice wines in Portugal’s Alentejo:
Two Alentejo bonuses
Two excellent, distinctive Alentejo reds: Arundel and Monte dos Cabaços.
Alentejo wines tasting
Alentejo wines tasting in Lisbon: my top picks from this exciting wine region.
In Portugal (8): Tea from the Azores
The only tea produced in Europe comes from Portugal’s Azores islands. I taste the green and black teas of the leading tea estate here, Gorreana.
In Portugal (7): Vale Dona Maria: First among equals
Blogging from the Douro valley, part 6. My favourite red Douro wine has long been Quinta do Vale Dona Maria, and I visit the winery to find out why it’s so good. The answer?
In Portugal (6): Vallado: Leaps and bounds
Blogging from the Douro valley, part 5. I stay at the 18th-century Quinta do Vallado where owner Francisco Ferreira and winemaker Xito Olazabal have been making qualitative leaps and bounds.
