A Weekend of Wine Shows In Porto
This past weekend saw two wine shows in Porto: the headline Essência do Vinho and the breakaway independent producer tasting Simplesmente Vinho.
Weather in the Douro
Weather in the Douro is not just a polite conversational ice-breaker, it is critical and truly fascinating. Cynthia reviews the basics of geography and annual rain patterns, and takes a look at the start of the 2014 viticultural year.
Roy’s Top Dozen Ports Tasted in 2013
In 19 years of tasting and enjoying wine, Roy came across only three wines that merited 100 point scores. Then one night in 2013 he tasted three! Here's his list of the top 12 Ports tasted in 2013 and a bit of the backstory on one of them.