Ambassador Pat’s wine ADVENTure Day 2

Quinta das Condessas An entry level wine from the Douro. It’s what you expect from reds from that region, being blended from those grapes that you get in a port. Really full bodied with strong dark fruit notes. Nice and punchy (warning; this is 15% volume). Smells and...

Ambassador Pat’s wine ADVENTure – Day 1

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...

Free Tickets for The Epicurean

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...

Events in October

As regulars to our site will know, the Myddleton Road Street Market holds a special place in our hearts. Not only was it the first market we ever did but it has consistently been the most welcoming and fun. There’s a very special vibe as the locals are so friendly and...

Free Wine…

Free wine if Portugal wins the Euros. With England crashing out of the European Championships in the usual, humiliating fashion, we have turned our support towards Portugal (sorry Wales). You should too, because if Portugal win the Euros, we are going to give you £50...

What Brexit means for us

The stock market has crashed, the Pound has plummeted and the country is being torn apart. Yep, it’s armageddon!! Or maybe it’s time to open a bottle of Portuguese wine and try not to panic. The future is always uncertain and things tend to work out ok in...
New Wine From Portugal

New Wine From Portugal

New wine from Portugal is on the way! We recently went along to the Residence of the Portuguese Ambassador in London, to try the latest vintages from the major producers in the Douro region. There is a genuine belief, which has been building for years, that the Douro...

Drink Pink – Support Cancer Research

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...

London Wine Fair 2016 part 2

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...

London Wine Fair 2016

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...

Free Bubbly!!

We have a very special offer for you this week. Until the end of May, if you buy any 11 bottles of wine, we will treat you to a delicious bottle of Calçada Sparkling – one of our most popular wines. Also remember that all orders over £119 get free...

Free Bubbly!!

We have a very special offer for you this week. Until the end of May, if you buy any 11 bottles of wine, we will treat you to a delicious bottle of Calçada Sparkling – one of our most popular wines. Also remember that all orders over £119 get free...