Ambassador Pat’s wine adventure day 12-14

Day 12 Velhos Tempos This is from the Lisboa region, about 60km to the east of Lisbon. Made from 100% Arinto, it has an unusual but pleasant aroma, with very crisp, lovely, sharp citrus notes, and a slight mineral quality. Well balanced and a surprisingly easy drink...

Ambassador Pat’s wine adventure day 9-11

Day 9 Pinta Negra I want to take some credit here. I went with Simon and Spike to the London wine fair in April this year and afterwards I insisted they should have this wine on their site, so you could call this the ambassador’s selection! I think my faith has been...

Ambassador Pat’s wine adventure day 6-8

Day 6 Dona Louise Now we’re talking! Lemos are my favourite vineyard of all the ones the guys import from. From the Dao region, this is the area I call the Burgundy of Portugal (in that their wines are as good, but the same quality is a tenner or more less than you...

Ambassador Pat’s wine adventure day 3-5

Day 3 Calcada Sparkling From the Vinho Verde region but something a bit different. They call their sparkling wine espumante. A blend of Arinto and Loueiro grapes, it has a smooth finish and is wonderfully well balanced. None of the acrid dryness of a Cava at this...

Ambassador Pat’s wine ADVENTure Day 2

Quinta das Condessas An entry level wine from the Douro. It’s what you expect from reds from that region, being blended from those grapes that you get in a port. Really full bodied with strong dark fruit notes. Nice and punchy (warning; this is 15% volume). Smells and...

Ambassador Pat’s wine ADVENTure – Day 1

Our amazing wine advent calendar has a new home! Ambassador Pat has taken on the challenge of drinking (at least) a bottle a day for the month of December and he will be sharing his adventure on the blog. We can’t guarantee daily updates during what is our...

Free Tickets for The Epicurean

Tickets are on sale for The Epicurean at the Truman Brewery, Shoreditch and we have a couple of pairs to give away to our lucky customers. The Epicurean is your chance to sample over 1000 products and whether you prefer wine, spirits, craft beer or fine foods, you are...

Events in October

As regulars to our site will know, the Myddleton Road Street Market holds a special place in our hearts. Not only was it the first market we ever did but it has consistently been the most welcoming and fun. There’s a very special vibe as the locals are so friendly and...

Free Wine…

Free wine if Portugal wins the Euros. With England crashing out of the European Championships in the usual, humiliating fashion, we have turned our support towards Portugal (sorry Wales). You should too, because if Portugal win the Euros, we are going to give you £50...

What Brexit means for us

The stock market has crashed, the Pound has plummeted and the country is being torn apart. Yep, it’s armageddon!! Or maybe it’s time to open a bottle of Portuguese wine and try not to panic. The future is always uncertain and things tend to work out ok in...
New Wine From Portugal

New Wine From Portugal

New wine from Portugal is on the way! We recently went along to the Residence of the Portuguese Ambassador in London, to try the latest vintages from the major producers in the Douro region. There is a genuine belief, which has been building for years, that the Douro...

Drink Pink – Support Cancer Research

Drink Pink for the rest of June and help raise money for Cancer Research UK. For every pink bottle we sell on the website, we will donate 50p to this great charity. We will also be selling all sorts of pink drinks at the Myddleton Road Street Market on Sunday 19th...