Long Lost Madeira Tasting In Miami
Roy's report from the 2006 edition of The Great Wine Seminar in Miami: a tasting of 16 Madeiras.
Website of the Month – Rare Wine Co.
The Rare Wine Company - shop, website and newsletter - is a must-see for Madeira lovers.
UK Vintage Port Tasting
For The Love Of Port goes to London to host a tasting of Vintage Ports.
Website of the Month – Catavino
Roy's website of the month is Catavino, which is dedicated to the wines, gastronomy and travel experience of the Iberian peninsula.
Tour of Duty: The Dynamic Douro – Part III
Earlier in the year, Mario R. Ferreira and I had talked about a collaboration to bring small groups of enthusiasts to Portugal to discover the Port experience. As much as I get pleasure from visiting Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia, I couldn’t wait for the extraordinary experience to introduce this savvy group of Port [...]
Decanting Vintage Port: The “Hersh Method”
Decanting Vintage Port can be simple: Roy describes the traditional methods for decanting and offers his own simple and reliable (if possibly less romantic) procedure, and also discusses both traditional advice and his own views and experience on decanting times.
Leading Our Way to Oporto, Gaia & The Douro
Two years later, I finally returned to the “place of my roots” and two weeks in Portugal was exactly the tonic my spirit needed. Unlike past trips to the wine lands of Port, this would be very different. It was my first opportunity to guide a small group, along with my friend and travel business [...]
Protecting the Name Port
Wine, more than any other beverage, is valued based on its place of origin, and winemakers from America, France, Portugal and Spain are taking action to restrict the use of those place names to indigenous products only.
Why Not Offer 500ml Bottles of Vintage Port?
Roy holds forth on preferences and utility of smaller bottle sizes for Vintage Port wine.
Regulation for the Special Categories of Port Wine
New Regulations from The IVDP It is the responsibility of the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (Port and Douro Wine Institute, or IVDP) to regulate and monitor many facets of the Port wine industry as well as to promote Port wine throughout the world. Once a new regulation is to go into effect, [...]