55 @ 55 Tasting – London
Port aficionados in London hosted a tasting of fifteen 1955 Vintage Ports, guest of honour Christian Seeley provided the claret at dinner and Roy Hersh reports.
Quinta do Portal’s Casa das Pipas
Roy recommends a video profile of Quinta do Portal and another video in which Portal's winemaker Paul Coutinho participated, tracing the origin of the Douro river in Spain.
Beam Global Plan to Sell Cockburn’s to Symingtons
With the acquisition of the Cockburn brand and global distribution from Beam Global Spiritis & Wine, Symington Family Estates takes full ownership of Cockburn.
Guest Corner Host – Joao Nicolau de Almeida
João Nicolau de Almeida of Ramos Pinto will be joining FTLOP's Forum as Guest Host for the week beginning 1 November 2010.
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...