Ports aplenty

We start a series of tasting notes on the three great fortified wines with Julia on port.

With such great variety – from fresh, delicate tawny and colheita ports to rich, sweet, powerful and ageworthy vintage wines – and high quality at very reasonable prices, port deserves a good deal more attention than it gets. So I was delighted to have an opportunity to taste the following wines so  soon after my visit to Quinta do Noval.

Almost all of these wines were tasted at the annual IVDP (Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto, the regulatory and promotional...