For The Love Of Port

Dear Dominic Thanks for your answers so far. I have another question. SFE recently bought Cockburns, Fladgates Krohns. And then we have Sogevinus and Sogrape with all their brands. Looking into the future, do you think that this will continue? A few companies with a lot of different brands (and doin...

Dear Dominic Thanks for joining us at The Vintage Port Clubs 1994 tasting in Denmark recently. You shortly mentioned it in one of your answers. There is a lot of discussion about mixed vineyards and field blend. Several winemakers has pointed out that they prefer field blends and with the addition o...

Dear Bento Amaral In the report from 2012 it seems like nearly half (44 %) of the port samples appealed to the JCP, were rejected again. Is that a normal amount? Is there a difference between good years with a broader declaration like 2011 and other years, when it comes to rejections in general? Reg...

Hello, everyone. I am a danish freelance journalist and writer, and I have Portugal as one of my main interests. I have been writing articles and done radioprogrames about Portugal for about 20 years. Last year I published a book about portuguese culture. And then of course, I am a port lover as wel...