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Two top Portuguese addresses

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Julia, having been voted Portuguese Journalist of the Year, is about to become our resident expert on all things Portuguese, so I thought I would sneak in this collection of reviews of recent releases from two of Portugal's most admired wine producers before then.

Luis Pato seems to be in a positive fever of creativity with new lines, especially of traditional method sparkling wines, more of which are emerging all the time. The picture shows his Quinta do Ribeirinho, but it is really his vast array or fizzes that represent the big news below. They are all well made...