The close of one year and the beginning of the next isn’t just a time to get all the dates wrong on most of the checks that you write in January; it’s also traditionally a time for reflection on the past twelve months. Well, that and resolving to eat fewer chocolate desserts next Christmas… And [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘David Baverstock’
November 19, 2012
Guest Blogger – Zachary Sussman Re-Discovers Esporão
Guest blogger: Zachary Sussman visited Esporão’s properties in Portugal on a press trip. Back in New York, he manages the Creative Writing Program at NYU and has written about wine for various publications, including Tasting Table (New York and National editions), Wine Chap, Lot 18, Serious Eats, Grape (the Publix Wine Guide), the Weston Magazine [...]
July 24, 2012
Grape Education, Part One: An Insider’s View Into Alentejo White Varieties
Here on Notes From Esporão we’ve given you an introduction to Esporão’s most iconic white wine, the Reserva White, so you can get a feel for how it beguiling it smells and tastes (you’ll have to get a bottle for yourself of course to get the full experience – unfortunately, we’ve not yet mastered the [...]
July 11, 2012
A Vineyard Update From Alentejo
An update on the state of the vineyards in Alentejo from our chief winemaker David Baverstock. Stay tuned for another update in August just prior to harvest! David says: “We have had a very dry winter and a cool spring. There is a good crop at present and the vines arelooking very healthy. As spring [...]
May 2, 2012
The Culinary Institute of America Welcomes Esporão
Chief Winemaker David Baverstock lead a wine seminar for students at the Hyde Park campus and recounts this experience in our latest blog post. On April 11, I made a return visit to the CIA in the company of Blanche Orbe, Brand Manager for Esporão in the States. We made sure to get there early [...]
April 5, 2012
Fireworks And Filigree: Three Grapes, Two New Esporão White Wine Releases
Some wines almost literally jump out of the glass at you. Well, not literally splashing at your face (unless you’ve gotten a hold of a very aggressive bubbly, and/or are trying to drink it on a treadmill at high speed – something that is thoroughly not recommended, by the way)… but with flavors and aromas [...]
December 15, 2011
Joining The Movement: The Case For A New Portuguese Flagship Red
Touriga Nacional. Go ahead, say it. It’s kind of fun, actually. Tor-EE-gah Nah-seeon-OW. Draw out the “OOOOWWWW” at the end (it’s even more fun). While it looks (and sounds) like a political party or social movement (especially with the “national” bit), it’s actually a grape variety – the one widely regarded as being the backbone [...]
November 9, 2011
High Fives, Great Food and Stained Shirts: Recapping David Baverstock’s 2011 U.S. Tour
Every year, David Baverstock – the wily winemaking director behind Esporão’s wines – journeys from Alentejo, Portugal to the United States to tour three U.S. metropolitan cities and introduce them to the company’s new products. David’s 2011 U.S. tour marked a few “firsts”: it was the first time that David had visited Boston; it was [...]
September 19, 2011
Toads, Feathered Friends And The Calls Of Nature: Biodiversity at Esporão
The Iberian Midwife Toad is not what you’d call a cutie. In fact, it’s a ringer for the type of thing that people have in mind when they say things like “you gotta kiss a lot of toads before you find your Prince Charming.” But homely or not, it is an important part of the [...]
July 7, 2011
20 years, 12 Million Liters, And One Wily Mind: Getting Inside The Head of David Baverstock
David Baverstock does not have a classic winemaking story. His tale could best be summed as “boy goes to Portugal, boy meets girl, boy ends up making wine for over two decades.” While Aussie’s aren’t generally known for being the high-strung type, Esporão’s chief winemaker looks even more laid back than one might expect, quite at [...]