Easter Witches and Port
Text Ilkka Sirén
Easter time is upon us. We Finns are quite talented in taking any religious holiday, remove anything vaguely religious about it and turn it into a big eating and drinking fest.
Rubrics of Others
Blend, All About Wine: Chaos Theory & The New Douro Symposium
Text Sarah Ahmed
One of my favourite varietal anecdotes concerns Cabernet Sauvignon about which Californian winemaker Sean Thackrey memorably intoned,
Blend, All About Wine: Chaos Theory & The New Douro Symposium
Text Sarah Ahmed
One of my favourite varietal anecdotes concerns Cabernet Sauvignon about which Californian winemaker Sean Thackrey memorably intoned,
I bet on Península de Setubal
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Península de Setúbal is a peculiar region, in a way. On the one side, it belongs to Lisbon’s Metropolitan area, yet still considered part of Alentejo.
Wine is a friend; a psychiatrist is a psychiatrist
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
For reasons I don’t need to mention, I have undergone face-to-face therapy and psychoanalysis. My experience doesn’t suit that joke about the patient that talks so much
Hail recession!
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
To whom are good quality producers selling their wine? First of all: what makes a good producer? In that universe, I include those who take great care, pride and determination in what they do.
Quinta da Pacheca – The Essence of Wine Tourism
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
The history of this farm goes back a long way. It is part of the history of wine and has belonged in the Serpa Pimentel family for 4 generations.
More «generous» than the others
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
I confess I don’t get the need to differentiate wines in «generous» (fortified) and liqueur when they’re practically the same. The difference isn’t subtle, for the terms differentiate nobility from common people.
London – Mecca of Wine
Text José Silva | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Out of all capitals of the old Europe, London surely stands out as the place where the great wines of the world pass by. A kind of stock market of wines which flow there from all corners of the world.
