Late Bottled Vintage Port is a style of Port that balances the prestige and flavour profile of Vintage Port with a much more accessible price point, making it very appealing to consumers and wine service professionals. Roy teaches you all about LBV and provides plenty of tasting notes to guide you.
The Fladgate Partnership (Taylor's, Fonseca, Croft) and Symington Family Estates (Graham's, Dow's, Warre's and more) have very different appraisals of the 2009 Vintage Declaration. Read and compare their views here.
ViniPortugal, which promotes the image of Portugal as a top producer of quality wines, launches a UK website.
Roy's account of the last few days of the Port Explorer's tour: consistently exceptional wines and hospitality from winemakers up and down the Douro.
The Douro leg of the Port Explorer's Tour begins with visits to Quinta do Crasto and Quinto Vale D. Maria.
FTLOP introduces Douro winemaker Jorge Moreira, of Real Companhia Velha, Poeira and Quinta de la Rosa.
Roy was invited to help dispose of a private cellar which included a treasure trove of dessert wines, including some interesting Power Drury & Co Special Bual Madeira, reviewed here.
Roy Hersh counts down his top ten Ports and Madeiras tasted in 2010.
Artist and wine writer David Eley launches his Douro Map project, a map of the Douro beautifully illustrated with his watercolours of important quintas, landmarks, flora and fauna.
Roy Hersh and Luiz Alberto explore The Yeatman Hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
