Port Personalities In Focus is proud to introduce you to Marta Lourenço. This FTLOP Series has become vital in our mission to introduce readers to members of the Port, and Portuguese wine trade. In Focus brings you candid comments, personal perspectives, and a better understanding of the people inside the Portuguese wine trade: from sales [...]
FTLOP is proud to introduce you to Ana Almeida. Here is Ana’s story: 1. Please share some information about your life and how you wound up working in the Port and Douro wine trade and at what age? I grew up in the smallest AOC in Portugal, Carcavelos, in Lisbon’s suburbs where fortified wine [...]
In Japan, the art of sword making is revered as a sacred art. So much so that the best swords ever made are considered national treasures and cannot leave national territory. One could argue that Port wine should be treated equally. However, depriving the rest of the world from its liquid splendor would be [...]
“You look typical Alencar! Fit for the drawing and for the statue!” Translated from “Os Maias”, by Eça de Queirós It was a cold and rainy morning, one of those that lend itself to introspection and to putting life into perspective. His smile, though, was warm and welcoming. And could it be any different? For [...]
FTLOP is proud to introduce to our readers Bento Amaral, who is the Director of Technical Services and Certification for the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP).
Meet Carla Tiago, who is the talented winemaker at Quinta S. Luiz, since 2007. This beautiful property is where the Port and Douro wines of Kopke are grown and vinified along with some others in the Sogevinus portfolio.
Meet Tomás Roquette, who carries on the more than 100 year tradition of winemaking at his family's Quinta do Crasto.
Meet Xito Olazabal, wine and Port maker at his family's Quinta do Vale Meão and his cousin's Quinta do Vallado.
Miguel Braga's 30 and 40 Year Old Tawny Ports from Quinta do Mourão are among the best, and his Douro DOC wines are also superb. Learn more about Miguel in this month's Port Personalities In Focus.
Meet Beatriz Machado, who was entrusted with the job of selecting the wines and managing the 25,000 bottle cellar at The Yeatman Hotel, with the most comprehensive collection of Portuguese wines and of course Port Wines.
