NiepoortNiepoort Colheita

1997 Niepoort Colheita

Niepoort

Port / Portugal

Red

Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace		£71.00
6x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 3 Marketplace		£409.00

2017 Vintage Port Release and Vertical Tasting with Dirk Niepoort

“The 2017 vintage is the best wine I ever did”…. A bold claim from the larger-than-life Dirk Niepoort - made none the less impactful by the laughing concession that he had said the same of his 2015, 2011 and 2005 vintages. 2005 and 2011 vintages were universally declared, whilst the 2015 was a more limited vintage for declarations from the ...

ON April 26, 2019

A spirited debate: the tale of Port’s 20%

Port is much more than just wine. “Brandy” or aguardente makes up 20% of every bottle – and some argue that a shift in the quality of this spirit is key to the wines’ superiority in the last two decades. Sophie Thorpe spoke to the region’s leading producers to find out more about the firewater that defines the Douro’s age-old fortified wines Looking across the dramatic ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON March 26, 2021

Port vintages to drink now

Ahead of St George’s Day – the day on which Port houses traditionally declare a vintage – we caught up with the Douro Valley’s leading producers to find out which vintage Ports you should be uncorking now Quality in the Douro Valley has arguably never been higher – with a run of recent vintages universally declared (2011, 2016, 2017). The 2018 vintage was declared by some ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON March 19, 2021

The raw deal

The concept of terroir in spirits is a comparatively new one. And, in the case of rum, takes on a very different meaning to wine. Holly Motion explores In the conversation about terroir in spirits, rum arguably has a stronger position than most. There are numerous cane-to-bottle rums and many more with a credible claim to the dictionary definition of ...

BY Holly Motion,

ON July 14, 2021

Experience The Dalmore: F+R Visits the Historic Highland Distillery

F+R’s George Koutsakis was one of just eight guests invited to visit Dalmore’s refurbished distillery to witness the launch of a one-of-a-kind 60 Year Old bottling to commemorate the distillery’s 180th anniversary. Alongside Macallan, Dalmore is leading the luxury end of the Scotch whisky revival, with its top designated aged whiskies now reaching astronomical prices. We explore this historic distillery following its refurbishment ...

BY George Koutsakis,

ON February 19, 2020