Krohn: the kings of Colheita port
Vertical of Krohn Colheita 2003–1961: among the very best tawny port money can buy.
Vertical of Krohn Colheita 2003–1961: among the very best tawny port money can buy.
2011 Vintage Port: the best ever? See my full vintage assessment & best picks from 60 wines tasted & retasted.
Blogging from the Douro valley, part 6. My favourite red Douro wine has long been Quinta do Vale Dona Maria, and I visit the winery to find out why it’s so good. The answer?
Blogging from the Douro valley, part 5. I stay at the 18th-century Quinta do Vallado where owner Francisco Ferreira and winemaker Xito Olazabal have been making qualitative leaps and bounds.
Enjoying tea in location… in wine country.
Live blogging from the Douro valley, part 3. Douro Superior is the Next Big Thing. Vale Meão, founded the 1877 by the famous Antónia Adelaide Ferreira and still run by her descendants, already makes great wines here, and everybody else is trying to follow.
Live blogging from the Douro valley, part 2. My best photos of Quinta do Crasto.
Live blogging from the Douro valley, part 1. I visit Quinta do Crasto, famous for its swimming pool and great wines. The latter proves to be true. But quality is never an accident.
A wine can be balanced at 15% alcohol, it turns out.
