On 2 March 2011 Julia was chosen as the winner of the Journalism Award by the British Association of Portuguese Wine Importers. One of her duties was to choose her top 50 Portuguese wines – a project which, over a period of nine months, involved tasting literally thousands of wines. Use this guide to find all the articles and tasting notes related to this marathon undertaking, most recently published at the top.
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Península de Setúbal (Tasting articles) 15 March 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Tejo (Tasting articles) 14 March 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Douro (Tasting articles) 13 March 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Beiras (Tasting articles) 12 March 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Trás-os-Montes (Tasting articles) 11 March 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Alentejo (Tasting articles) 12 February 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Vinho Verde and Minho (Tasting articles) 21 January 2013
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Algarve (Tasting articles) 29 October 2012
Julia's Portuguese marathon – Lisboa (Tasting articles) 19 September 2012
Julia's 50 great Portuguese revealed (Tasting articles) 18 June 2012
Julia's Portuguese Journalist of the Year (Free for all) 3 March 2011
Julia's Portuguese marathon – the guide
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