As we begin to see the pandemic receding in our rearview mirrors, I thought it would be good to revisit this article (which appeared in the FTLOP Newsletter) as a reminder that if there is a will, there is always a way... to drink Port with friends. - Roy Hersh. Article and photos by Glenn [...]
Port has a long, proud history that dates back to the early 18th century. Many credit the hostilities between England and France for its creation. Essentially, the English blockaded the French ports, preventing them from exporting wines. The Methuen Treaty of 1703, granted “most favored nation” status to Portugal, keeping their wine much less expensive [...]
It is easy for Port Wine lovers to miss some of the rich cultural and historical gems that Portugal has to offer when focused only on the wines. My first trip to Portugal was in 2006 on the For The Love Of Port Harvest Tour. The tour focused mainly on the two important wine-related areas [...]
The old, rustic train pulled into the Pinhão train station, with its Portuguese-tiled exterior walls reflecting the bright afternoon sun. It is a tiny station tucked in between the terraced hillside vineyards and the Douro River, and it pulses with activity and tourists for a few brief moments with each arriving train until surrendering back [...]
Article and photos by John Musnuff © August 2016 So you find yourself enjoying Port — maybe with a few friends, but feel uneducated. A Port Tasting Club can do a lot to acquaint you and it is not hard to form a tasting group in your area with some thought, planning and determination. [...]
Part 1 - From Porto to the Douro Article and photos by Stewart Todd (c) August 2016 The wheels touched down on a Saturday morning at Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport, better known as Porto International Airport. I watched out the window of the plane as we taxied up to the terminal, which was originally [...]
240 Years Later, Madeira Celebrates America’s Independence Again by Honoring US Madeira Wine Experts Immediately after declaring their independence from Great Britain in July of 1776, the members of the Continental Congress toasted each other with glasses of Madeira. The fortified wine, produced on the Island of Madeira and a favorite of our forefathers, has [...]
Port lover Rune Gustavsen of Norway writes for FTLOP's Guest Corner about the blind tasting of ten bottles of Twenty Year Old Tawny Port his family enjoyed last Christmas.
The Rare Wine Co. and Vinhos Barbeito team up again for another memorable tasting of rare Madeiras, this time in honour of Vinhos Barbeito's former winemaker Dona Manuela Barbeito.
Swedish Port lover Sten-Anders Ivarsson´s article focuses on a comprehensive tasting of thirty Vintage Ports from the unheralded, but very solid year of 1978.
