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Hail Czar!
The €7,500 wine you never heard of, from the Portuguese island of Pico
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Red, White and Glou
The growing popularity of a blend that is a blank-spot in most wine legislation
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Portugal in 17 Bottles
A personal overview of Portugal's still wines from North to South
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Does Wine Label Design Matter?
Sometimes visual cues are everything.
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Why Visit a Vineyard?
What I look for, and why they're not all boring
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The Best of Simplesmente Vinho 2024
Six of my favourites from this years' artisan wine fair in Porto
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Lisboa - Portugal's most dynamic wine region?
Reporting on discoveries and trends from Simplesmente Vinho 2024
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Impossible Viticulture on Pico
Is this island in the Azores the most difficult place on earth to cultivate vines?
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2023 - My Year in Wine
Simon reviews his 2023 and lists a few of the more special experiences meeting winemakers and tasting natural wines
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My top 10 natural wine discoveries in 2022
Simon chooses 10 wines that surprised and delighted him in 2022.
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The new Lisboa: Chinado
Simon visits João Tereso, a sound engineer turned winemaker with a penchant for breathing new life into old vineyards, and for crafting delicious…
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The new Lisboa: Rodrigo Martins and Espera
Simon visits consultant and natural winemaker Rodrigo Martins, to learn about his change to working exclusively with organic viticulture and his…
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