Day 12 Velhos Tempos This is from the Lisboa region, about 60km to the east of Lisbon. Made from 100% Arinto, it has an unusual but pleasant aroma, with very crisp, lovely, sharp citrus notes, and a slight mineral quality. Well balanced and a surprisingly easy drink...
Day 3 Calcada Sparkling From the Vinho Verde region but something a bit different. They call their sparkling wine espumante. A blend of Arinto and Loueiro grapes, it has a smooth finish and is wonderfully well balanced. None of the acrid dryness of a Cava at this...
Our amazing wine advent calendar has a new home! Ambassador Pat has taken on the challenge of drinking (at least) a bottle a day for the month of December and he will be sharing his adventure on the blog. We can’t guarantee daily updates during what is our...
The temperature is rising and joy is all about as spring is most definitely in the air! To celebrate spring we are giving away a bottle of Lago Cerqueira, a delicious Vinho Verde with all orders of 11 bottle of wine or more before the end of May. Our Vinho Verde is...
Drink Pink for the rest of June and help raise money for Cancer Research UK. For every pink bottle we sell on the website, we will donate 50p to this great charity. We will also be selling all sorts of pink drinks at the Myddleton Road Street Market on Sunday 19th...
With a man down, Antony, Simon and Pat started by making this more of a “family day”. Wednesday We decided to start by visiting the Wine Unearthed section of the fair, based in the upper gallery above the grand hall. This was where the small, often family...
The London Wine Fair 2016 took place at Olympia in early May and your friends from Drink Portuguese Wine were in attendance to further our mission to bring you the best possible range of great value Portuguese wines. Our philosophy is ” If we don’t like it...
Tickets are on sale for The Epicurean at the Truman Brewery, Shoreditch and we have a couple of pairs to give away to our lucky customers. The Epicurean is your chance to sample over 1000 products and whether you prefer wine, spirits, craft beer or fine foods, you are...
We’re always excited to try new wines from the Quinta Vale d’Aldeia – an incredible winery located in the Douro region. Thanks to the huge popularity of the wines we have added some more of their lines to our portfolio. The new lines include a...
