A Royal Flush From Vasques de Carvalho
Text Sarah Ahmed
Never before has poker shared a thought bubble with Port. Not in my head anyway.
Rubrics of Porto wines
Port wine: a dog is a dog, a cat is a cat
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
I will not be writing about politics! However, I will cite the current Minister for Education in order to better illustrate the focus of this text.
The Port Knight Rises
Text Ilkka Sirén
A couple of months ago while having a vacation in Greece I received a letter. A letter signed by Mr. George Sandeman. A letter which was somewhat unexpected.
The Lighthouse Keepers
Text Ilkka Sirén
Let’s just put it out there; winter sucks! Sure snow is nice, winter sports, skiing, Christmas etc. but let’s be honest, Summer was the reason why we humans were put on this Earth.
The Symington family’s new Vintages
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
The Symington family chose the renovated Casa de Chá de Boa Nova, in Leça da Palmeira – right on top of the cliffs and the sea –, to present its two most recent Port wines.
Porto Cruz, an Ever Expanding Company…
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
It may belong to a big French drinks producer and distributor, but this is a very successful Portuguese company.
Back to the Thirties With The House of Tawnies
Text Sarah Ahmed
The Big Fortified Tasting is the largest wine fair in the world exclusively dedicated to fortified wines.
If It’s Meant To Be, It’s Meant To Be
Text Ilkka Sirén
It was the summer of 2009. I was working in Bierzo, Spain as a cellar hand / vineyard mule. For me it was like a dream come true.
Vintage Taylor's is leading the stock market
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
My father was an artist, a painter. To him, investors were a hybrid of people with Diogenes Syndrome and speculators. However, this didn’t apply to all.