Bottega: quality Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé 
Book 5 Index 
951. Mullineux, Syrah Swartland, 2011 
950. W & J Graham & Co, 30 Year Old Tawny Port, NV (2010) 
949. Cartuxa, Pêra-Manca Branco Évora, 2012 
948. Pella, Xi-Ro Cuvée Experimentale, NV Port
347. W. & J. Graham & Co, Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1997
This one gets in not so much for being a reasonably decent LBV, but because of the abuse it survived! I’d kept this 3/4 …
203. W. & J. Graham & Co, Vintage Port Wine (Whitwham’s), 1970
Good, but perhaps not as good as my raised expectations anticipated. Pale ruby core, fading to a wide, tawny rim. Medium-intensity almost ‘perfumed’ bouquet, …
Kopke, Cálem and friends: Sogevinus fine Port-folio
Sogevinus is the Portuguese firm that has a portfolio of 4 major Port houses: Kopke, Cálem, Burmester and Barros. Kopke is the oldest established …
Passing the Port: Douro Boys and classy table wines
The Douro Boys are a group of 5 grower-winemakers who clubbed together in 2003 to promote the wines of the Douro valley, upriver of …
Big Fortified Tasting: go hard or go home
On 9th May 2018, I went to my first edition of the fabled trade tasting, the Big Fortified Tasting. The clue is in the …
55. Silva Cosens, Dow’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1995
Very nice LBV. Graham’s 1994 was the ‘benchmark’ I had previously used for LBV but this was more to my taste. Robust ruby colour …