Morgadio da Calçada
Visit the vineyards and hotel project of Morgadio da Calçada in Provesende, just a few kilometres north - and half a kilometre higher! - from Pinhão.
Adegga Wine Market Comes to Porto
The Adegga Wine Market came to Porto this weekend, and featured, of course, some extraordinary Port Wines in the Premium Room.
More Weather – Gaia and the Douro
A brief update on weather in Gaia and the Douro the past two months. In a word: unsettled.
Niepoort’s Quinta de Nápoles
A late winter visit to Quinta de Nápoles with Dirk Niepoort to tour the vineyard and winery.
A Weekend of Wine Shows In Porto
This past weekend saw two wine shows in Porto: the headline Essência do Vinho and the breakaway independent producer tasting Simplesmente Vinho.
Weather in the Douro
Weather in the Douro is not just a polite conversational ice-breaker, it is critical and truly fascinating. Cynthia reviews the basics of geography and annual rain patterns, and takes a look at the start of the 2014 viticultural year.
Roy’s Top Dozen Ports Tasted in 2013
In 19 years of tasting and enjoying wine, Roy came across only three wines that merited 100 point scores. Then one night in 2013 he tasted three! Here's his list of the top 12 Ports tasted in 2013 and a bit of the backstory on one of them.
Port Website Recommendation: For The Love Of Port
FTLOP has a new site design and new team members to continue delivering to you the best on-line resource about Port Wine.
An Affair to Remember: 1851 – 1994
A group of close friends decided to enjoy some sensational old Vintage Ports on a special occasion and invited Roy to join them. Extraordinary wines, memories and new friendships.
The Matriarch of Madeira: A Tribute to Dona Manuela Barbeito
The Rare Wine Co. and Vinhos Barbeito team up again for another memorable tasting of rare Madeiras, this time in honour of Vinhos Barbeito's former winemaker Dona Manuela Barbeito.