Portugal: Bairrada 2024, Limestone Portugal

Bairrada has huge potential for characterful and different wines and certainly quality sparkling wines, as it has the limestone soils, a maritime climate and white varieties with high acidity and...

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Portugal: The Wines from Pico and the Azores Islands

About 95% of the wine from the Azores Islands comes from Pico Island, from three white grape varieties, Verdelho, Terrantez do Pico and Arinto dos Açores....

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Portugal: Landing Back in Portugal with a Focus on Dão

This was intended to be a short introduction to my first article on the country. I think it’s anything but short. A lot has happened these past 11 years....

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Portugal: Some Big Names and Nine Nuanced Observations (This Is the Way)

This eclectic report has some familiar friends, bargains and big trophies. I also look back on the last 15 years or so of Portugal’s wine evolution....

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Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: Mark Squires

I cover mostly emerging regions, with Portugal (and Port) the most established of the group. So, many of my selections may be things you’ve never heard of if you are...

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Portugal, Port: The New Releases and Vintages, Plus Some Reassessments

There are jewels scattered throughout this report. And there is a sprinkling from many categories, not just Vintage Ports, including some fine LBVs....

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Portugal: Vallado, Portal and More

This report of mostly current releases is centered around Vallado, Portal and Maroteira, along with some beginnings of Vinho Verde....

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Portugal: The Year Ends with Rock Stars

There are some great performances in this report and plenty of winery headliners. The year 2021 is going out with a bang, not a whimper....

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Reviewers' Favorites 2021: Mark Squires

Mark Squires covers mostly wines in the emerging regions, so his “favorites” selections may be new to you—new grapes, new values, new wines to love. As we near the festive...

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Portugal: New Releases from Portal (Including Great Port), Fojo, Cortes de Cima & More

This is a nice group of (mostly) new releases from Portugal, with Lua Cheia being the largest group in this report....

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