Portugal are through and as it’s cooled down a little I thought a glass of Port might hit the spot. Martinez 10 year old Tawny Port to be precise. As with all Tawny Ports it’s not actually 10 years old, it’s made from a blend of ports which have an approximate average age of 10.… Read More »
Portugal are the obvious choice for today’s World Cup wine producer, and as it is Sunday I thought I’d choose something special. Port is Portugal’s best export, and Graham’s 1983 Vintage Port is its Luis Figo. Despite being over 21 it has a rich deep ruby core heading out to garnet with a mahogany rim.… Read More »
I went along to a fortified wine tasting this week. It was great fun. We had a dozen assorted fortified wines all tasted blind. Lustau featured quite heavily with a Fino, a dry Oloroso, and a reserve Manzanilla. Overall the standard was very good, although the Fino tasted like it had spent too long on… Read More »