We did it! We did it! Portugal’s very 1st Live Wine Blogging direct from the Alentejo! Despite a slow old-fashioned DSL connection on the Alentejan end, our Skype/ webcam communication between Cortes de Cima, Alentejo and Sala Ogival, Lisbon went without interruptions, and very little noise interference! And, blessing of all blessings, without any of [...]
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The invasion has started! From all directions…Brits, Americans, Spanish, French… coming by air…by car…by train… to the first ever Portuguese Live Wine Blogging Event, being held simultaneously here at the winery of Cortes de Cima , and also in Lisbon at the Sala Ogival!
We are busy running around, checking out our WIFI connections, opening wines, and getting [...]
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Vintage is over! Long live the Vintage! For those of you who missed it this year, or for those of you who experienced it, but want to experience it again, and again, this short video we uploaded to YouTube is just for you! Hope you enjoy it, and start dreaming about Vintage 2010, like we [...]
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And now for some ‘old’ news and some ‘new’ news! First the ‘new’ news is that we have again entered the 2nd edition of the IWC Wine Library Collection tasting, or now with a new fancier name, The Octavian Vaults Library Collection(2009), and once again for 2nd year running, come out with high marks on [...]
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And now for some ‘old’ news and some ‘new’ news! First the ‘new’ news is that we have again entered the 2nd edition of the IWC Wine Library Collection tasting, or now with a new fancier name, The Octavian Vaults Library Collection(2009), and once again for 2nd year running, come out with high marks on [...]
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