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What’s new in Vinho Verde at Casa da Torre
The heat, at 35C, was nearly bearable that day. Of course as with all things weather related in Europe over the last decade or so, this wasn’t ‘normal’, especially for the very northern region of Minho, Portugal. Gonçalo Sousa Lopes, the current member of the family to run Adega Casa da Torre did emphasize that things are cyclical. Heat happened like this 75 years ago he claimed. Just as I was about to wonder if he was a Climate Change denier, he said that the key difference now, it’s far […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin2 viewsportuguese-winesminhovinho-verde - news
Oh, that view from Vallado
I’ve visited Quinta do Vallado only twice, but both visits left an impression. They’re a fine producer of both Port as well as unfortified Douro wines and in fact they make one of the few VVOP wines that I’ve tasted. This is, “Very, Very, Old Port” which is, as the name implies, quite old and in this specific instance, the wine has a blend that’s 44% from 100+ year-old wine and includes a scoop of 1888 wine (akin to El Grifo in Lanzarote.) Then there’s another 40% that’s ‘merely’ 80 […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin8 viewsportuguese-winesdouroportquinta-do-vallado - news
The broad view for Wines of Portugal
The first part of my trip to Porto for Alive Taste this summer was, to put it mildly, mind-blowingly hot–and this is from someone who lives on the Mediterranean side of the Iberian Peninsula. Thankfully, the initial day only saw brief kisses of the actually heat outside as I quickly hopped from plane to waiting car to hotel to bus and eventually finding my way to the “World of Wine” center created by Taylor Fladgate. Abbreviated as WOW, it absolutely lives up to its name with an intricate complex of […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin15 viewseventsfeaturesportuguese-winesalentejoalgarvemadeira - news
Reinventing the wine
Unlike most other alcohols, selling wine over the last half century has required not just branding, but a narrative, and despite being very aware of this, wine has never actually managed to fully control its own narrative. You can see this when it was all fun and games being an excellent part of the Mediterranean Diet. Back then, wine was viewed as the ‘healthy’ booze for a healthy lifestyle. But once the bottomless mouth holes on The Socials, along with the some of the most corrupt/boring politicians in recent history started decrying wine (as well as alcohol in general) as ‘evil’, that whole narrative unraveled like silk lingerie, machine washed on the cotton cycle. Thus, despite wine never being better made as well as very accessible to all levels of income, consumption of wine has been in a freefall ever since we emerged from the darkest days of the pandemic.…
by Miquel Hudin18 viewsfeaturesportuguese-winesport - news
Fareham Wine Cellar 2024 Vintage Port Tasting
This is a tasting of 2024 Vintage Ports – a rare opportunity to try before you buy. We will be taking orders on the day, and wines will be shipped later in the year. Event Details at a Glance: Date: Friday, 12th June 2026 Time: 6.30 pm or 7.30 pm Venue: Fareham Wine Cellar, 55 […] The post Fareham Wine Cellar 2024 Vintage Port Tasting appeared first on Fareham Wine Cellar .
by Dominic Lockyer18 viewseventsgrahams-portport-wineport-wine-tastingportuguese-wineswine