Small and tough in places but overall it looks like Portugal's wines of 2024 will be worth the work. Above, harvest time at Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos (credit: Symington Family Estates).
The general consensus in Portugal, with the exception of the Minho region in the far north, is a smaller harvest than in 2023 but good to excellent quality thanks in particular to a relatively cool harvest period in September.
Charles Symington, head winemaker of Symington Family Estates (SFE), owners of properties not only in the Douro but also in Portalegre in the northern Alentejo and most recently in Vinho...