Portugal
Latest Portugal
Tasting articles
Wine discoveries – January 2026
From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines. Above, the 1,000-year-old chapel at St-Jacques d’Albas, source of one...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 February 2026
• 2 min read
Wine news in 5
Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
• 1 min read
More Portugal
Inside information
Another nail-biter, but this time with higher volumes than 2022, and an overall positive outlook. Above, the 2023 harvest at...
Tasting articles
Whether you’re in the market for 2021s and 2020s to lay down in your cellar, tawnies for tonight or ancient...
Tasting articles
Another episode in our (almost) regular series of reviews of wines from Portugal. Above, winemaker Hugo Mendes poses for photographer...
Tasting articles
Julia's prep work for a trio of masterclasses on Portuguese wines has resulted in a bevy of terrific white-wine recommendations...
Free for all
In this submission to our 2023 wine writing competition, former journalist and budding wine writer Alastair Leithead writes about Portuguese...
Free for all
An appreciation of someone who could perhaps be called the Robert Mondavi of Bordeaux.
It was rather telling that I...
Tasting articles
A Spanish winemaker who has made her home in Portugal's cool, elevated Serra de São Mamede confidently demonstrates her wines'...
Wines of the week
An impeccably made, deliciously fresh Portuguese red from a rising star.
From 174.90 Norwegian kroner, $18.99, £22, AU$41.40
Find this...
Tasting articles
More than one hundred eclectic Portuguese wines tasted and recommended. Pictured above are Carlos Raposo's restored 1960s concrete vats in...
Free for all
Tourism has been the key to making Portuguese table wine a thing. A slightly shorter version of this article is...
Free for all
Julia has been named the Wines of Portugal Personality of 2022 in Europe.
Every year since 2020, ViniPortugal has chosen...
Tasting articles
The Portuguese cult wine Pêra-Manca may have been the main draw, but Julia finds plenty of other reasons to seek...
Tasting articles
Rather neglected so far in our reports on old-vine wines, Portugal gets the spotlight. See this guide to our old-vines...
Wines of the week
Exceptional value from a master of Portugal's Vinho Verde – for enjoying now or cellaring.
From €7.95, $10.99, £12.68, 135...
Tasting articles
A group of Portuguese producers are breaking the mould. Pictured here, Susana Esteban's Marvão vineyard in the Serra do São...
Tasting articles
A remarkable tasting in Portugal’s southerly Vidigueira region demonstrates the growing popularity of this style of wine.
There is a...
Choose your plan
This February, share what you love.
February is the month of love and wine. From Valentine’s Day (14th) to Global Drink Wine Day (21st), it’s the perfect time to gift wine knowledge to the people who matter most.
Gift an annual membership and save 25%. Offer ends 21 February.
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 289,509 wine reviews & 15,907 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
- Access 289,509 wine reviews & 15,907 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 289,509 wine reviews & 15,907 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
- Access 289,509 wine reviews & 15,907 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing