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Bollinger & Quinta do Noval Ranked in the Worlds Best Vineyards to Visit

July 19, 2023

The Bloomberg article, titled “New Ranking Lists the World’s Best Vineyards to Visit” features Champagne Bollinger as one of the world’s best vineyards to visit (No. 23) and Quinta do […]

Noval Nod in “11 Stellar Wines to Pair with Chocolate”

February 16, 2023

The Robb Report weighs in on the best wines to pair with chocolate surrounding this years Valentines holiday. They say the rule of thumb is to match the sweetness of […]

Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections

December 2, 2022

Wine Enthusiast declared their most cellar-worthy wines of the year and Ponzi Vineyards, Masseto, Domaine des Baumard, Quinta do Noval and Bollinger are all on the list! “Choosing the 100 […]

Wine Star: Quinta do Noval’s Christian Seely

October 26, 2022

The global winemaking legend shares a taste of Portugal’s celebrated Nacional Vintage Port, and the vineyard it comes from. By Collin Dreizen, Wine Spectator Some names are especially storied among wine […]

Top Values in Tawny Port: The Bottles to Buy Now

February 28, 2022

The Wall Street Journal’s longtime wine columnist, Lettie Teague, published an interesting article about tawny Ports, recommending Quinta do Noval 10 Year Old Tawny Port as one of the best […]

Quinta do Noval Declares 2019 Port Vintage

April 23, 2021

Decanter reported that Quinta do Noval has declared three ports from the 2019 vintage, including its famed “Nacional.” As for the extremely small production Nacional, produced from a small parcel […]

The Many Styles of Tawny Port

December 29, 2020

Wine Folly writer Alan Tardi takes a deep dive into the world to Portugal’s Tawny Ports, told exclusively through the lens of Quinta do Noval. Tawny Ports have an undeniable […]

Expert’s choice: Tawny Ports

December 29, 2020

Decanter’s resident Portuguese wine expert. Sarah Ahmed, selects her favorite fortified treasures to be enjoyed this winter. Ahmed expresses, that while vintage port will always be king, colheita (or single-vintage […]

How to Pair (Great) Wine With McDonald’s

October 19, 2020

New York Magazine featured an excerpt of Big Macs & Burgundy, Sommelier and contributing wine writer Vanessa Price’s new book, which includes a mention of Quinta do Noval. The featured […]

James Purefoy, Dominic West, Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys Head to Portugal for ‘Wine Show’ Season 3

August 5, 2021

This season, the foursome check out the cork harvest and discover exceptional Portuguese wines. Purefoy and his co-stars meet at the season 3 headquarters: Douro Valley’s Quinta do Noval. During […]

Quinta Do Noval 2018 Vintage Port with Christian Seely

June 2, 2020

Christian Seely, managing director of Quinta do Noval for the past 27 years, introduces the 2018 Vintage Port. 

Quinta Do Noval 10 Year Tawny with Christian Seely

May 28, 2020

Christian Seely, managing director of Quinta do Noval for the past 27 years, discusses the 10 Year Tawny. Aging the wine in barrel produces fascinating aromas and tastes of dried […]

Noval BLACK Reserve with Christian Seely

May 28, 2020

Christian Seely, managing director of Quinta do Noval for the past 27 years, discusses the Noval Black. Although the house is known for their legendary vintage ports, this is a […]

Quinta do Noval Ports Make Wine Advocate’s “Best of 2019”

January 22, 2020

Wine Advocate’s Mark Squires releases his “Best of 2019” which features both the 2017 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port and the 2013 Quinta do Noval Unfiltered LBV Vintage Port. Squires […]

Is Portugal’s 2017 Vintage Port Better than 2016?

December 5, 2019

James Suckling reports on the 2017 Vintage Port, which producers are quickly comparing to the legendary 1945 Vintage. Suckling agrees with the producers, but notes that perhaps the more impressive […]

Last Chance to See: A Nacional Treasure

October 22, 2019

Wine Searcher recently highlighted the renowned port producer Quinta do Noval in a story titled, “Last Chance to See: A Nacional Treasure.”  The feature, as the clever title suggests, details […]

Quinta do Noval “The Film”

August 16, 2019

Images from Quinta do Noval.

Vinous “An Ineluctable Pair: 2017 Vintage Ports”

June 6, 2019

Vinous‘ Neal Martin has published an article titled “An Ineluctable Pair: 2017 Vintage Ports” explaining why so many of the Port houses that declared the 2016 vintage felt it simply […]

Decanter on Quinta do Noval declaring the 2017 port vintage

April 16, 2019

Decanter reveals that Quinta do Noval (and Symington Family Estates) has declared the 2017 port vintage. Quinta do Noval’s Managing Director, Christian Seely commends the vintage stating that “2017 is […]

The vintage stuff is glorious — and pricey. But there are other ways to enjoy port.

December 3, 2018

The Washington Post’s wine columnist, Dave McIntyre, is encouraging readers to experiment with port this season – and specifically to explore alternatives to vintage offerings! He understands that most people […]