Roy Hersh and Mannie Berk of The Rare Wine Co. collaborated to create an historic tasting of Terrantez Madeiras. Mannie and Peter Reutter of The Madeira Wine Guide contribute their specialist perspectives to this report on 18 wines with a combined age of 3,220 years.
Roy spoke with Sam Heitner of the Center for Wine Origins to learn more about the efforts to protect the use of the name "Port" strictly for the Portuguese Port wines.
The Yeatman Hotel's new website does full justice to this fine hotel, making it easy to plan your visit.
Leading tastings of Madeira and Port in Atlanta, GA is a pleasure for Roy, given the city's fine wine and dining scene, and the enthusiasm of the wine lovers there.
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.
Andy Velebil reports from London on an epic tasting of Fonseca-Guimaraens Ports, a total of 33 bottles.
Proceeds from the sales of Warre's 2009 Vintage Port in England and Portugal have gone to support military charities in each country which provide support to wounded veterans and their families.
Throw a party, win an all-expenses paid trip to the Douro with FTLOP. Chicago based Sommelier Chantelle Pabros did exactly that when she produced an award-winning video of the event for International #PortDay.
The Second Annual FTLOP Awards are announced, and our Career Achievement Award winner, Vito Olazabal of Quinta do Vale Meão, is featured in a wonderful interview with Roy.
Filmmaker Zev Robinson took time out from his Life In The Douro project to create a short video about Roy Hersh and how his love of Port changed his life.
