Mr. Fernando Guedes’s Legado (Legacy)
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
Fernando Guedes started working at Sogrape, founded by his father, Fernando Vanzeller Guedes in 1952…
Rubrics of Still Wine (Table Wine)
Soalheiro, Oppaco and Terramatter
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
The first parcel of a single hectare (2.5 acres) of Alvarinho grapes was born in Melgaço to João António Cerdeira
Pôpa Fiction – three wines given to crime and seduction,Quinta do Pôpa
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
– Good evening, welcome to my place. Have a seat;
Azores Wine Company, rarities born in the middle of the Atlantic
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
Tenho seguido com a atenção que me é possível o trabalho do jovem enólogo António Maçanita.
Lagoalva Barrel Selection Red 2013
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
During the Estado Novo [“New State”] dictatorship (1926 – 1974), several archetypes were created for identifying provinces, the organisational body that no longer exists.
Quinta do Cardo refreshing reds
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
This is for my most distracted readers even though I have previously written about two of the latest products Quinta do Cardo (part of Companhia das Quintas)
Quinta do Vallado Vinha da Coroa 2013 – The Unflashy Crown
Text Sarah Ahmed
Vallado means “big valley.” As anyone who has taken Quinta do Vallado vintage Land Rover white knuckle tour to the top of this Douro estate…
Three great brands: Casal Garcia, Lancers and Mateus
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
For someone who studied history, to write a long chronicle about wines, and in chapters, it feels like a cat that got the cream…
Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, in the kingdom of the Soares family
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
The estate Herdade da Malhadinha Nova is the perfect example of a dream come true. In this case, the dream was that of the Soares’s: João, Paulo, Rita and Margarete Soares.