Douro Boys Cuvée
The Douro Boys are celebrating five years of collaboration promoting Douro wines with a charity auction of a special Douro Boys Blended Cuvée in magnum and many more fun and valuable prizes.
Website of the Month – CataVino
FTLOP recommends the Catavino website as a terrific resource for news and information about Iberian wine, food, travel and more.
Website of the Month – Cellartracker
This month we feature CellarTracker, the wine cellar management site which features over 400,000 tasting notes and much more.
Newsflash – October 2007
News about Port: a Wines of Portugal tasting will be touring the USA, news of Port trade people, places and events, and Roy's own plans to host a number of tastings and events in Canada and the USA, as well as FTLOP news.
The Great DC Madeira Tasting
Roy's report and tasting notes from a tasting of 17 Madeiras and a dinner at The Caucus Room in Washington DC, the final stop on 2007's Madeira Road Show Tour.
Taylor Purchases Quinta da Eira Velha
The historic Quinta da Eira Velha, long held by the Newman family, has been sold to the Taylor Fladgate Partnership.
Roy’s Top 12 Vintage Ports
Roy is constantly asked for recommendations on buying Vintage Ports. Here, he discusses what the consumer should think about in buying Vintage Port and picks 12 personal favourites based on a combination of quality, affordability and availability.
Newsflash – July 2007
A round-up of news from FTLOP, from the Douro and Gaia, and from the Douro wine regulatory body, the Instituto dos Vinho do Douro e Porto.
The Great New York Madeira Tasting
The 2007 Madeira Road Show continued to New York City's Triomphe Restaurant with a line-up of 14 sensational Madeiras.
2006 Harvest Tour – Part 4 – The Last Supper
The 2006 Harvest Tour closed with dinner at De Gusto in Porto together with the winemakers and wines from Quinta da Brunheda and Quinta da Vista Alegre.