Influenced by the cool ocean breeze of the west coast, Vicentino wines bring us a taste of the Atlantic When Norwegian farmer Ole Martin Siem..
I would really like to believe in the concept of minerality, which is a term under threat, a victim of its own popularity. I like..
At Quinta de Sant’Ana, James Frost won’t rest until “the vineyard is looked after, his guests are happy and the children are tucked up in..
From kitchens to cellars and integrated living spaces, wine storage has evolved from the traditional wine cellar There will always be a place for the..
His wine was considered the best Portuguese red. His rice boils in the pots of Portuguese chefs. In everything he does, José Mota Capitão is..
It’s the last one. There are no more. It will resurrect, but it will take decades. The last Bastardinho de Azeitão, a special and incredibly..
During his brief time in Portugal, Clovis Taittinger spoke exclusively to Essential and weighed in on the last 10 years at the helm of the..
Across the globe there has been a revival of vermouth and its ritual. But what is this drink that, despite being everywhere, seemed to have..
The legendary winemaking region of the Dão is beginning a new chapter, and few tell the story better than the wine estate of Casa da..
Now more than ever, good wine and good architecture go hand in hand. Herdade do Freixo, in the Alentejo, is a project built from the..
G’Vine is a luxury gin that goes against the grain. A mixture of creative mind, marketeer and master distiller, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet is the man behind..
Casa Ferreirinha has just launched the new Barca Velha, the long-awaited Portuguese wine. Made from the 2008 harvest in the Douro Superior region, the predominant..
The Alentejo wine estate Herdade do Esporão recently presented the Murças VV47, its ninth Douro red and the ultimate expression of the terroir at Quinta dos..
On par with Port, Madeira wine is now one of the world’s most recognised wines. Here’s why The island of Madeira is a kind of..
Essential visited Casal de Santa Maria in Colares, Europe’s westernmost vineyard, where a German Baron decided to make wine at the tender age of 96..
