Legends in the Douro: Quinta do Vesuvio & Vargellas
One of the highlights of 2010's Port Harvest Tour was a day split between two legendary properties in the Douro Superior: Quinta do Vesuvio and Quinta de Vargellas.
Quinta de la Rosa, Gaivosa & Quevedo
The Harvest Tour continues with visits to three producers of both Port and Douro DOC wines.
Sogevinus & Niepoort Visits
A busy day in Gaia and Porto for the Harvest Tour group, with visits and tastings at four different lodges and dinner at a top Porto restaurant with views of the ocean.
Discovering JH Andresen – Port Producer
The Harvest Tour gets off to an amazing start with a visit to JH Andresen and a tasting which culminated in a 1910 Colheita, which was bottled a few days previously just for their tasting.
Remarkable Villar d’Allen Visitation
Roy struggles to describe the indescribable: the treasures of the Villar d'Allen. The house, cellars, wines and history as well as the generous hospitality of the Allen family were all simply extraordinary.
Sitting Here in Limbo
Stranded in an airport and nothing to do but blog between flights...
Taylor and Symington Declarations
Roy and Frederick Blais team up to ask the Port Trade - what makes a Port Vintage a "General Declaration" ?
2010 Fortification Tour
Roy Hersh and Richard Jennings collaborate to recount the experiences and wines from the first days of the 2010 Fortification Tour, including C. da Silva, Graham's Port Lodge, The Fladgate Partnership, and The Factory House in Oporto.
2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
Blair Curtis reports from the 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival with his tasting notes for twenty different Ports and Portuguese table wines.
Tiago Trigo: Launching A New Port Brand
Tiago Trigo and members of the van Zeller family are launching a new Port brand, Maynard's, which was launched at The Big Fortified Tasting in London this March.