For The Love Of Port

Weather forecast looks quite grim for all of Portugal, but especially in the north. IPMA basically says for the next 24 hours there will be strong winds and heavy rain across the north. With the winds and rain finally reaching Lisbon this evening. For the Vila Real district they have 6 warnings of v...

Grão Vasco brand is owned by Sogrape (Portuga's largest producer) and I believe Sogrape owned the brand in 1977. Today the Grão Vasco brand is a bargin brand selling for a couple euros a bottle here in Portugal. Certainly not a wine that you would look to for any type of typicity/excellence from the...

Hello, Thank you for the confirmation. I am aware of the Portuguese/English translation, which is why I thought it strange that two separate types of wine would be created using essentially the same name, but it would seem that this was originally the case. Perhaps logic prevailed? Blandy continues ...

Hello Is there any difference between Harvest and Colheita wines? It seems that they started out as separate entities with within MWC, but after reading here: http://www.madeirawineguide.com/2006/06/types_of_wine_1.html Harvest/Single Harvest = Vintage With about 5 to 10 Years In Cask Colheita = Vin...