Port wine, the nectar of the regular folk

We have champagne to thank for the evolution of what we now know as modern day port wine. In the late 17th century, champagne became known as a modern wine and was incredibly popular with the British and, of course, with the French. According to legend, a Benedictine monk, Dom Pierre Pérignon, pioneered quality changes […]

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Discovering the Hungarian Burgundy: Kovács Nimród Wines

Posted on January 12, 2017

Discover the other side of Hungarian wine with an intro to the wine region of Eger.

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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 […]

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