2022 Vintage Port Forecast

The CHALLENGING year of 2022 for Vintage Ports Call me a contrarian, but in reality, after spending every waking moment for some weeks tasting through and writing about 2 dozen diverse 2022 VPs and having spent almost a month in Douro in 2022, visiting a couple of dozen properties in all 3 sub-regions, I think [...]

By |2025-08-19T20:56:59-07:00August 19th, 2025|Categories: Featured, Roys Blog, Vintage Port Forecasts|0 Comments

2021 Vintage Port Forecast

2021 … for whatever reason, when requesting samples from producers, the vast majority told me they were not releasing 2021s. They did not give reasons, and I did not want to seem pushy at the time and ask that question outright. And yet there are some significant names, just two examples Quinta do Noval, with [...]

By |2025-06-21T07:47:03-07:00June 21st, 2025|Categories: Roys Blog, Vintage Port Forecasts|0 Comments

The Original US Port Wine Importer

We need wine — now more than ever. It builds community, fosters a sense of connectivity, and sparks joy. On National Drink Wine Day, who better to chat with about Port wine than the ultimate champion of fortified wines in the United States: Bartholomew Broadbent. He's the CEO and Founder of Broadbent Selections, a fine [...]

By |2025-03-01T03:11:20-08:00February 28th, 2025|Categories: Featured, Roys Blog|0 Comments

George Sandeman – Port Personalities In Focus

FTLOP is proud to introduce you to: GEORGE SANDEMAN 1. Please share some information about your life and how you wound up working in the Port trade, and at what age? I was born in London in September 1953, because "my mother was there". My mother was Romero Valdespino by birth, descended of D. Alonso [...]

By |2024-11-25T21:16:42-08:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: Roys Blog|0 Comments

Mark Squires – Port Personalities In Focus

The FTLOP series, Port Personalities In Focus, is proud to introduce you to: Mark Squires 1. Please share some information about your life and how you wound up working as a wine writer after your career as a lawyer, initially covering Douro wines, then Port and eventually all of Portugal, as part of your extensive [...]

By |2024-08-26T03:54:02-07:00June 26th, 2024|Categories: Featured, Roys Blog|0 Comments