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Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
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Quinta do Pôpa, Contos da Terra, Douro
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Friday 30 January 2026
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France's copper limits challenge organics, California fruit left unpicked, Douro oversupply
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 20 September 2025
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Paul Symington sent this report, written on 18 October. His granddaughter Lua, a sixth-generation Symington, is seen inspecting 2017 grapes...
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Twenty-four winemakers from the Douro Valley will be in London next month and, as last year, the organisers are offering...
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There's a delicious irony in the Douro's magic. Just when you and the vines are seeking relief from the heat...
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For the background to the magical Douro Valley and the recent wine revolution within it, see Julia's article yesterday on...
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It may no longer be brand new but the New Douro is still a young movement compared with the Douro’s...
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5 January 2017 We're republishing this group of Tam's wonderfully thorough wine-book reviews free today as part of our regular...
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From €4.65, £6.75, $8.98, 1,593 yen, 119.90 Norwegian kroner Find this wine We all know that the Douro Valley in...
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The organisers of the New Douro tasting in London's Soho on Monday 7 November are offering Purple Pagers a 50%...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also yesterday's array of tasting notes on 39...
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See also port as tourist magnet.
Last month I spent a couple of nights in port country in my capacity...
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From €5.90, £8.75, CA$18 Find this wine It’s an ill wind that blows no one any good. When the Symington...
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After the cool and damp of the Atlantic-influenced Bairrada, the sun came out in the Douro Valley. My brief visit...
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From €8.30, £8.99, $15.99 Find this wine On a trip to Portugal in May (I will be publishing a detailed...
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Instead of delving into our archives as we usually do on Thursdays, we are publishing this hot-off-the-press harvest report kindly...
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What better day to publish these notes on the Douro's impressive range of table wines, both red and white, than...
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Casa Ferreirinha's Reserva Especial 2007 from the Douro has just been released, the culmination of a drawn-out and painful decision...
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