I have just returned from the Douro, where this year's harvest began as early as August, much earlier than the mid-September norm. For those who have never seen the Douro Valley, it is a marvel...

Paul Symington (second from the left) of the Symington Family Estates, producers of Graham's, Dow's, Warre's ports et al, wrote the following report at the beginning of this week as the last of...

Purple pagers take note. The organisers of the annual New Douro tasting in London are for the first time opening their doors to wine enthusiasts, Purple pagers to be exact. Usually reserved for...

The following 88 notes were taken in the Douro in the July heat of high summer, where heavyweight reds are hardly the order of the day. Much more impressive, then, that they all seemed so...

Of all the things I came across in the Douro Valley in Portugal recently – luxury yachts, gigantic ants, pink port , infinity pools – an abundance of delicious white wines was by far the...

A brief visit to the Douro last month yielded some interesting tastings of both ports and table wines, on which I will be reporting, but also these snapshots of the tribulations of life as a vine....

Paul Symington of the Symington Family Estates (Graham's, Dow's, Warre's) sends this report on the 2009 vintage in the Douro. This has been a challenging year for the people of the...

I asked Paul Symington to amplify his remarks about the new places to stay and eat in the Douro Valley made in yesterday's article New museum, new mood in the Douro and this is his response:...

Paul Symington of the eponymous and powerful port shippers sends this report of developments in northern Portugal. He could hardly be said to be impartial but most wine lovers should learn a...

These wines were shown at a ‘New Douro’ tasting in London at the end of October. UK importers and occasionally retailers are given along with approximate retail prices. WHITES...

2009 An exceptionally hot summer led to an early vintage with great potential for Port, but extremely high alcohols in the unfortified wines, with some unripe tannins and shrivelled berries....

After Peter Sisseck on Ribera del Duero yesterday, we travel downriver to the Douro Valley in Portugal and hear what Dirk Niepoort has to say about what he's up to in port country.

See The New Douro, tenacious and original , for an introduction to the region and the wines.   Wines are listed in alphabetical order by producer or brand (ignoring words...

See here for my tasting notes on more than 40 Douro 2005 table wines. Six magnums of the Douro Boys' Cuvée 2005, plus three hours' private surf...

Faine waine dinner in London in February On 26 February 2004 the Civil Engineers' wine club is organising a fine wine dinner at Michelin-starred Pied à Terre in Charlotte Street, London...