Some years ago, Symington decided it would help lead the parade for Port houses to make Douro table reds and decided to do...
Symington, Douro DOC (Portugal) 2021
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Esporão, Alentejo Reserva (Portugal) 2022
If you are looking for something different in a white wine, this is a good place to start. Flint/struck rock, peach,...
Quinta da Boavista, Dão (Portugal) 2019
Quinta da Boavista belongs to the esteemed Tavares de Pina family located in the Portuguese wine region of...
Herdade do Esporão, Alentejo (Portugal) Alicante Bouschet 2015
The 2015 Herdade do Esporão Alicante Bouschet is dense and concentrated with aromas of dried strawberries, currant,...
Symington, Douro (Portugal) 2017
One of the expanding portfolio of table wines being made by this family of classic Port producers, this one is fresh in...
Warre’s, Porto (Douro Valley, Portugal) 2016
It was not a surprise that 2016 was declared a Port vintage, but it was a surprise that 2017 was declared as well, the...
Esporão, Alentejo (Portugal) 2022
From one of the pioneers of this southern Portuguese region, this is a very impressive wine both in structure and flavors,...
Esporão, Alentejo (Portugal) 2021
Like a growing number of foreign producers, Esporão serves as it own importer, an arrangement that allows the wine...
Prats & Symington, Douro (Portugal) 2020
Premium Douro reds from traditional Port grape varieties seem to share a regional profile that is quite different from...
Esporão, Alentejo Reserva (Portugal) 2021
A recent visit to Esporão in the heart of the Alentejo region of Portugal revealed this new vintage of the Reserva...
Herdade do Rocim, Alentejo (Portugal) Alicante Bouschet 2021
On my first visit to the Alentejo region, I was told by my host winemaker that Alicante Bouchet was one of the best grape...
Quinta da Fonte Souto, Alentejo (Portugal) 2022
This team effort includes Charles Symington, Pedro Correia, and Jose Daniel Soares, resident winemaker. The 2022...