The Wines of Portugal
$124.24
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2025
Summary
A revolution has been taking place in the vineyards and wineries of Portugal during the last twenty-five years, bringing hundreds of new wines, many from indigenous grapes, onto the international market. Previously thought of as a producer of mainly red wine, Portugal is now proving it can make world-class white wines too. In order to examine the terroirs that make this small but varied country so unique The Wines of Portugal divides the country into four areas - Atlantic, mountains,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913141950 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913141950 |
| Author: | Richard Mayson |
| Publisher: | ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED |
| Imprint: | ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | The Classic Wine Library |
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About The Author
Richard Mayson
Richard Mayson entered the UK wine trade in 1984 and spent five years working for the Wine Society. His first book, the award-winning Portugal’s Wines and Wine-Makers, was published in 1992. Port and the Douro, published in 1999, was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award and the second edition, published in 2004, won the Symington Award of Excellence; the book is now in its fifth edition. In 2003 The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal won the Andre Simon Award for Drinks Book of the Year. In 2014 Richard was Louis Roederer International Wine Feature Writer of the Year and in 2015 Madeira: The islands and their wines was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award. Richard chairs the Port and Madeira panel for the Decanter World Wine Awards and lectures to students at Leith’s School of Food and Wine in London. In 1999 he became a Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto.
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