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Portugal Wine Guide

The Unpretentious Guide to Portuguese Wine

“The ultimate concise and portable guidebook for travelers, casual wine enthusiasts, aficionados, and professionals.”

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Sunny Sunday lanche is served! My unlikely secret spot for the best pataniscas de bacalhau... 🤫 #SundayFunday #Bacalhau #Portugal #Lisbon #Lisboa #PortugueseFood #Culture #Travel #Lanche
It's not about luxury. It's about prestige: that elusive and timeless essence of cultural meaningfulness. Let's take a look at how it's built, and squandered, in my latest piece for VinePair ... ***LINK IN BIO*** @vinepair #Drinks #Whisky #Scotch
Solera-style blending and aging is becoming a buzzworthy technique for the cocktail cognoscenti, but can it catch on among the imbibing masses? Let's see what the experts have to say about it in my latest piece for VinePair ... ***LINK IN BIO*** @
There's Alentejo. Then there's Mouchão. Certain wine producers, though they may officially belong to a particular region, are just inimitably their own thing; existing in a category all to themselves. An insightful conversation with the Mou
In Europe, supermarket label wine is wildly popular. So why do US mega-grocers lag behind in this thrifty trend? Let's find out in my latest article for VinePair... ***LINK IN BIO*** @vinepair @winestone.group @shehnazlikeshiraz @benjaminlorr #Win
The third wheel of Portuguese fortified wines is poised for a breakout, but can its irresistible charms overcome its built-in disadvantages? Let's take a look in my latest piece for VinePair ... *** LINK IN BIO *** Go ahead, ignore Moscatel de Set&u
Flashback to a December Hudson Valley side-quest to see old friends in the industry and to find out what this boutique field-to-glass whiskey distiller is up to. More than impressed with what the Hillrock team has achieved in such a short time, and