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Tasting articles Portuguese collection autumn 2025 – sparkling, white and rosé

What Julia does when she has (almost) finished work. The five months since my last Portuguese collections have passed in a whirl, between working on the maps of the 9th...

Julia Harding MW Wednesday 12 November 2025 • 22 min read

Wines of the week Hugo Mendes, Curtimenta 2023 Lisboa

Julia Harding MW Friday 12 September 2025 • 1 min read

Free for all WWC25 – An ode to Vinhão, by Lisa Graziano

Guest contributor Thursday 21 August 2025 • 1 min read

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Free for all

Missing 150-year-old madeira

In praise of my desert island wine. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times, and tasting...

Tasting articles

Madeiras of the moment

A tasting of Blandy's latest senior releases reminded me of how good madeira can be. So here is a selection...

Free for all

WWC20 – Herdade dos Grous, Alentejo

This entrant to our sustainability heroes competition writes, 'Hi! My name is Maria Amélia Vaz da Silva. I used to...

Tasting articles

Where Portugal is now – second edition

Another generous helping of delicious Portuguese wines. It's only a few months since we published two tasting articles reviewing Where...

Tasting articles

Raymond Reynolds – the wines

A third helping of Portugal’s dynamic wines. See also Where Portugal is now – mostly whites and Where Portugal is...

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Raymond Reynolds – the story

How one man and his small team brought so many fine Portuguese wines to the UK. After the cancellation of...

Wines of the week

Esporão, Reserva Branco 2017 Alentejo

‘Fast isn’t forward.’ A wine made by a thoughtful producer, with a timely reminder that we should embrace the slow...

Blossom and sunshine in the Douro valley, Portugal

Tasting articles

Where Portugal is now – mostly whites

140 Portuguese wines, mainly white, reviewed in this second part of our enthusiastic review of the current wine scene in...

Village and vineyard in the Douro valley, Portugal

Tasting articles

Where Portugal is now – reds

Nearly 150 red wines reviewed here, all from one of the most exciting wine-producing countries in the world. Paul Symington...

Wines of the week

Fitapreta, A Touriga Vai Nua 2018 VR Alentejano

Ferran's wine of the week last Friday is a hard act to follow but here's an aromatic and well-priced Portuguese...

Wines of the week

Niepoort Crusted NV Port

A strong seasonal recommendation from Julia, suitable for both post-electoral celebrations and commiserations. From €18, $21.22, 199.75 Danish kroner, CA$39.99...