Taylor Fladgate Scion Port
Taylor Fladgate Scion is a rare pre-phylloxera Port which has been stored for generations in the Douro. This rare wine will be bottled and released in a special limited edition.
Durand Cork Extractor
Roy Hersh recommends the Durand cork extractor for use with Port or any other old wines with fragile old corks at risk of crumbling or breaking.
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.