Spotlight on Portugal: Wine regions to watch and the best Portuguese wines to try now!
With a wealth of indigenous grape varieties, a diverse climate, and passionate winemakers, Portugal as a whole is one of Europe’s most exciting wine regions. Here's the Old Chapel Guide to the regions and wines to look out for this summer.
The history of Carménère
Ever heard of the Carménère grape? Carménère is a black grape variety that often gives you a medium bodied red wine much like the well-known Merlot variety. For those of you that have come across Carménère before, you will probably be thinking of a Chilean wine with those plummy black fruit flavours. But Carménère wasn’t always Chile’s signature grape variety like we know it today.
International Women’s Day
Inspiring leaders come in many guises, and not all of them seek the limelight. Our Co-Owner, Louisa Fitzpatrick, is not a fan of the attention, but she may have to get used to it!
