Hail Fellows, Well Met
An autumnal dinner with new friends and old wines
Portugal
Whither Port?
A hand-drawn visual essay about Port’s past, present, and unseen future
2019 Quinta dos Carvalhais Encruzado Dão
Quinta dos Carvalhais’s branco is made from 100 percent Encruzado, a white grape native to Portugal. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed and fermented in…
2019 Azores Wine Company Rosé Vulcanico Azores
Salty, surprising, and delicious
2018 Wine & Soul Guru Vinho Branco Douro
Floral, woodsy white field blend from the Douro Valley
2019 Casal de Ventozela Contatto Vinho Verde
Skin-contact wine from Avesso grapes
2019 Soalheiro Alvarinho Granit Monção e Melgaço
Saline Alvarinho with a mineral finish
2019 Soalheiro Alvarinho Monção e Melgaço
Snappy Alvarinho from Vinho Verde
Barefoot in the Douro
I’d come to the Douro to see port being made. Now it was my turn to help make it.
Fonseca 20 Year Tawny Port Douro
Blazing with honeyed fruits and spice
2013 Quinta dos Murças Red Blend Assobio Douro
“A value wine…”
2011 Esporão Quinta dos Murças Vinhas Velhas Reserva Douro DOC
“Dried herbs and dusty plum…”