The First Family of Portugal’s Avant Garde
To understand how Portuguese wine has become a new sommelier obsession, look no further than the Patos.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Emanuele Siracusa
Crib Sheet: Portugal’s Perfect Everyday White Wines
Welcome to "Crib Sheet," your monthly shortcut to what's hot in wine right now, in four bottles, courtesy of Jon Bonné. This month: Portugal's often under-appreciated white wines.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Can Douro Wine Find a Lighter Way Forward?
Historically known for both for port and for its powerful, heavily oaked red wines, Portugal’s Douro Valley has started uncovering its softer side. Simon J. Woolf on the producers offering…
- story: Simon J. Woolf
- photo: Simon J. Woolf
In Search of the True Vinho Verde
Long synonymous with slightly fizzy wines meant to be thrown back with abandon, Portugal's Vinho Verde region is looking to prove that it's capable of a whole lot more. Zachary…
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photos: Anselmo Mendes
Into the Heart of Wine’s Lost Region
The ancient wine region of Colares is fast succumbing to development and decay, even as the world has started to rediscover it. Zachary Sussman on what the slow extinction of…
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photos: Filipe Lucas Frazão
Portugal Is Upping Its White Wine Game
Eric Asimov, chief wine critic for the The New York Times, explores the often-overlooked white wines of Portugal. Although Asimov doesn’t feel the “thrill of discovery” in these wines, he finds…
- story: Daniel Yeom
Is Modern Winegrowing Too Focused on “Varietal”?
Is modern winegrowing too focused on the "varietal"? According to Wine Spectator's Matt Kramer, yes. What he means by "varietal" is a preoccupation with specific clonal selection of grapes—and the…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
The Fox, the Hound & a Bottle of Port
The ritual of toasting with port before a fox hunt dates back to the 17th century and remains an integral part of the modern-day sport. Lora Smith joins a hunt…
- story: Lora Smith
- photos: Beall + Thomas
Madeira
(n.) A fortified wine made on the Portuguese island of Madeira, located off the coast of Morocco. Production can be traced to at least the 16th century and the wines…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Port
(n.) A sweet fortified wine from the Douro Valley of Portugal invented in the 17th century to preserve wines traveling to England by ship. Port is made by adding grape…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
