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France's copper limits challenge organics, California fruit left unpicked, Douro oversupply
Plus news of the AIV’s appeal to the UN, harvest updates, a Gallo acquisition, surging wine imports in India. And an invitation to join us for dinner. View this post...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 20 September 2025
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From €5.75, 12.50 Swiss francs, £11.95 Find the 2012 white Find the 2011 white Find the 2011 red I do...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times . Belgrave Square is one of...
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There was a real buzz at the recent New Douro tasting at the Portuguese embassy in London. The tasting spilled...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times .
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I had the great pleasure of spending time in the magical Douro Valley recently, concentrating on improving my acquaintance with...
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Paul Symington provides this update on the fortunes of the recent Douro Valley grape harvest. This year we had a...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See associated tasting notes on Noval...
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Partly to celebrate his 20 years in charge of Quinta do Noval in the Douro valley, the port estate that...
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My enthusiastic account of the recently declared 2011 vintage ports provoked very different responses from the two major players in...
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See the guide to Julia's Portuguese marathon for further articles in the series – those already published and those set...
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Quinta da Romaneira is one of the biggest wine estates in the Douro Valley and has been one of its...
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From €6.50, 14 Swiss francs, £9.59, 109 Swedish krone, 140 Norwegian krone Find this wine Talk about serendipity. At the...
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I'd like to whet your appetite for what is to come next week. Our Italian specialist Walter Speller (and see...
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I have just returned from the Douro, where this year's harvest began as early as August, much earlier than the...
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