Wines
Champagne, great vintages, Port and the occasional cigar. Always with a table in mind.
Romanée-Conti 1945, for those who know scarcity has a price
A single bottle sold for US$812,500, the highest price ever paid for wine. Six months later, the fine wine market is finally turning. Here are the numbers, and what they mean for a Portuguese cellar.
Taylor's VVOP White, for people who never rush a white Port
More than eighty years in oak, with wines going back to 1896. Taylor's first Very Very Old White Port changes what I thought a white Port could be.
Graham's 1979, for those who let the angels take their share
Almost half a century in old oak casks in Vila Nova de Gaia, and about half the wine lost to evaporation. The new "The Artisan" completes Graham's Cellar Master's Trilogy.
Dom Pérignon, for those who know how to wait
Damien Hirst has dressed the new Dom Pérignon limited edition, and the bottles have already reached Lisbon. The colour is the news. The waiting is the story.
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