On a modern day Sino-Luso vinous encounter last month we joined a group of Portuguese winemakers embarked on an epic journey to Beijing, Shanghai, Macau and Hong Kong, to showcase Portuguese wines to the booming Chinese market. This is the 3rd and last post.
Following Beijing and  Shanghai, the winemakers group moved on to Hong Kong [...]

(During Carrie and Hans Jorgensen’s recent passage through Oporto, I had the opportunity, after a pleasant dinner at the local restauranta Casa Aleixo, to exchange a few words with Hans about the wines of Cortes de Cima. It’s based on this brief conversation that I wrote these texts, divided into 3 Blog posts, with short [...]

Synopsis: A cold wet winter, and a warm summer, free of heat spikes. Budbreak, flowering and harvest – all record 2 weeks early!   Despite the early start for the whites, we slowed down for the reds and the best fruit was harvested at the end of the harvest, gaining more phenolic ripeness.

Our 14th harvest. Quantity [...]

The diversity of Portuguese grape varieties is staggering, and a confusing topic for both Portuguese and non-Portuguese wine lovers.  I have personally witnessed arguments among Portuguese winemakers, unable to agree on the synonyms for a particular Portuguese variety, as most varieties are known in different regions by different names.   In naming them through the centuries, [...]

Two feelings dominated my presence there: satisfaction and a kind of missing feeling.
Satisfaction and joy for being able to share and give to know this special Touriga Nacional wine.
The “missing” felling, because it was the return to my old working place from where I keep grateful memories.
For the ones who had the chance to taste [...]