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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
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Niepoort, Rabbit Dry White Port
A traditional, versatile and inexpensive white port that is both dry and sweet – and doesn’t take itself too seriously. From €5, £12 per half, or €7.16, $16.93, £18.99 per...
Julia Harding MW
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The first instalment of a two-part report on some of the most exciting smaller winegrowers in the country. Today the...
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More than a hundred reds as a follow-up to last month's whites. Above, Quinta da Chocapalha in the Alenquer subregion...
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A returnee to Portugal’s Dão wine region rediscovers his own roots and makes superbly pure and elegant wines that show...
Wine boot camp
Amphora, qvevri, talha, tareco, tinaja, pithari, karas – what’s the difference? Julia explains in a round-the-world tour of earthenware vessels...
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A celebration of two decades of Anglo-Portuguese co-operation and restless innovation. Most wine producers make more or less the same...
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Another wallow in Portuguese wines. This time, following on from Portuguese reds on a roll, the focus is on the...
Wine news in 5
Plus some good news from Portugal. (Above, the waterfront in Vila Nova de Gaia.) But first, some exciting events coming...
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An incredible buy from this volcanic Portuguese island, ready for dinner any night of the week, from €10.80 or £16...
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Another nail-biter, but this time with higher volumes than 2022, and an overall positive outlook. Above, the 2023 harvest at...
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Whether you’re in the market for 2021s and 2020s to lay down in your cellar, tawnies for tonight or ancient...
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Another episode in our (almost) regular series of reviews of wines from Portugal. Above, winemaker Hugo Mendes poses for photographer...
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Julia's prep work for a trio of masterclasses on Portuguese wines has resulted in a bevy of terrific white-wine recommendations...
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In this submission to our 2023 wine writing competition, former journalist and budding wine writer Alastair Leithead writes about Portuguese...
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An appreciation of someone who could perhaps be called the Robert Mondavi of Bordeaux.
It was rather telling that I...
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A Spanish winemaker who has made her home in Portugal's cool, elevated Serra de São Mamede confidently demonstrates her wines'...
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An impeccably made, deliciously fresh Portuguese red from a rising star.
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