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Unique Portugal: An interview with the venerable Tony Smith
Posted on March 3, 2014 1 Comment
I had the chance to sit down with the venerable Tony Smith of Lima Smith Lda., which owns Quinta de Covela and Quinta da Boa Vista of northern Portugal. This was a unique opportunity to sit down with this former editor, previously based in the UK, of Conde Nast and discuss how he went from being […]
Unique Portugal: An interview with Quinta de Leda Winemaker- Antonio Braga
Posted on February 22, 2014 1 Comment
In a recent trip to the Douro River Valley, I had the honor of sitting down with Antonio, the winemaker of Quinta de Leda of Casa Ferreirinha. Young and affable, this winemaker tells us about the grapes of the Douro Valley and a bit of the history of the estate. Casa Ferreirinha is owned by […]
Welcome to the Valley of Gold: Douro, Portugal
The Douro River Valley has steep and twisting canyons that have been sculpted over the years into terraces by hard-working farmers. The birthplace of port wine, the Douro River Valley was demarcated in 1756 by the Marquis of Pombal and is one of the oldest regulated wine regions in the world. It is also one […]
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