Way back last month I was telling you about the white wines of Portugal. My opinion was (and is) that Portuguese white wines “excite your palate, intrigue your intellect and awaken your sense of… more →
The Spanish Table in Berkeleyjoe corkscrew wrote 1 month ago: my first Grange! While I wasn’t lucky enough to enjoy the wisdom of host Chris Sharpe, working … more →
MiltonPires wrote 1 month ago: I found this interesting view of Portugal on “Grapes and Grains” blog: “From the m … more →
berkeleywine wrote 1 month ago: Way back last month I was telling you about the white wines of Portugal. My opinion was (and is) tha … more →
MiltonPires wrote 2 months ago: This year I harvested last 27th September. 2009 was a great year without any diseases affecting the … more →
winecouver wrote 3 months ago: This is an almost esoteric subject for most. So much has been written about it that you may think -I … more →
winecouver wrote 4 months ago: Prazo de Roriz, a 2004 blend from Douro Valley in Portugal, is a beautiful wine that did not merit m … more →
jamesthewineguy wrote 6 months ago: This wine contains the following varietals: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, & Touriga … more →
jamesthewineguy wrote 6 months ago: St. Amant produces quite nice Lodi wines and I have to say their vintage Port was such a nice homage … more →
berkeleywine wrote 6 months ago: Pimientos de Padrón Alert We interrupt regularly scheduled wine news to announce the arrival of the … more →
berkeleywine wrote 7 months ago: The wait is over. Contigo has finally opened. It took Brett Emerson two years to build the restauran … more →
Winesampler wrote 8 months ago: 2006 Dow’s Vale do Bomfim Portuguese Red I’m still trying to hang on to my trip to Portu … more →
berkeleywine wrote 11 months ago: For many of the less technically inclined among us the on/off button is our solution to all electron … more →
jamesthewineguy wrote 1 year ago: This red blend is composed of Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional presents … more →
MiltonPires wrote 1 year ago: The 5 day weather forecast was correct. When I woke up this morning and looked outside it was clear … more →
MiltonPires wrote 1 year ago: As promised, here I post a photo of a Tinta Roriz grape with a little bit of gray rot that I took 2 … more →
berkeleywine wrote 2 years ago: A few weeks back we mentioned a review in The New York Times of a little known Portuguese wine we ca … more →
berkeleywine wrote 2 years ago: Were you were wondering what happened to this newsletter last week? I was on a belated summer vacati … more →