In 2008 I did one of the tests of Portuguese whites that surprised me the most. It was at the Dão Wine Studies Center in Nelas, where countless old white wines were at stake that were in excellent condition, something even very rare to happen. In Portugal, the only wines that stood, apart from the generous, were the reds of…

Let's see. The truth is hard, but it has to be said. Not all people we like, whether they're from our circle of friends or family, they like of wine. Or not always those who like wine like all the wines. Worse: there are still those who say they like wine, they are said to be understood in the matter,…

Winemakers Jorge Alves and Celso Pereira joined in 1999 to found the Quanta Terra, a project driven by the awareness that the character of the wine is determined by the terroir where it is produced. Together, they started production of higher quality wines. Thus was born this project on the plateau of Alijó, in the Douro Superior, at 650 meters…

The Estate of Rocim this year launched an election wine, a top of the range called Chronicle #328. This is the first time this red is being released, a tribute to Catarina Vieira's father (owner and winemaker of The Rocim Herdade), who in addition to an influential businessman from Leiria was also a man who liked to write, namely for…

I long ago made a vertical of Morgado de Santa Catherina (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) and also some barrel tests that contribute to becoming more and more 'white-line'! In addition to the evident freshness of the Arinto grape variety and, being passionate about white wines with some age, is her excellent aging potential and its minerality that…

In a country where the quantity prevailed on quality, portugal's entry into the Community European Union in 1986 brought about a real revolution in viticulture National. The turnaround was great: funds were taken advantage of to replant vineyards, new producers and wine brands emerged, new techniques of viticulture were introduced, the wineries modernized and winemakers brought new and in-depth knowledge…

To launch his wine from The Vintage Port of 2017, producer Dirk Niepoort came to Lisbon, to bistro 100 Maneiras, in Largo da Trindade, to promote a tasting, at least... Creative! The event began with a tasting of Vintages Niepoort 1970, 2005, 2011 and 2015; Harvests 1997 and 1987; and Garrafeiras 1983 and 1987. At the end of the race,…

Fool yourself who thinks that taking a professional journey in the wine world is easy. You have to like it very much, fight and persist. It's not for everyone. Much more for a woman. Even today. I started my career as a journalist as a free-lancer, which took me one day to the Estoril Hotel School to do a report…

For some good years now, businessman Rui Nabeiro decided to invest in a wine-related project, in nothing compared to what he did during his life in the coffee area, but always with the same entrepreneurial attitude that always characterized it. It seems to have been yesterday that there I went to cover the inauguration of the winery (2007) designed by…