Douro

Don't quote me I have just returned from the Douro, where this year's harvest began as early as August, much earlier than the...

Inside information 7 Feb – See also this thread in the forum. For Shining a light on Portugal, I wanted to find...

Inside information I love tasting wines I know absolutely nothing about. Not often but sometimes I make a great discovery. Best of...

Free for all Paul Symington (second from the left) of the Symington Family Estates, producers of Graham's, Dow's, Warre's ports et al, wrote...

Free for all What's the opposite of diversification? That's certainly what the Symington family seem set on. The Portugal-based family company that already...

Inside information Purple pagers take note. The organisers of the annual New Douro tasting in London are for the first time opening...

Tasting articles The following 88 notes were taken in the Douro in the July heat of high summer, where heavyweight reds are...

Inside information Of all the things I came across in the Douro Valley in Portugal recently – luxury yachts, gigantic ants, pink...

Tasting articles Port, for many of us, is inextricably related to weather. In England, it is strictly a seasonal drink, to be...

Inside information A brief visit to the Douro last month yielded some interesting tastings of both ports and table wines, on which...

Free for all Wine lovers in search of others, and entertaining environments in which to meet them, may be interested in the following...

Free for all Paul Symington of the Symington Family Estates (Graham's, Dow's, Warre's) sends this report on the 2009 vintage in the Douro...

Inside information Paul Symington sends the following news from the Douro Valley in Portugal: We are probably mad to do this in...

Don't quote me To the bemusement of many observers, The Fladgate Partnership responsible for such ports as Taylor's, Fonseca and Croft, with the...

Travel tips I asked Paul Symington to amplify his remarks about the new places to stay and eat in the Douro Valley...

Travel tips Paul Symington of the eponymous and powerful port shippers sends this report of developments in northern Portugal. He could hardly...