Richard Mayson
Wine Masters: Douro
The table wine Revolution. When Dirk Niepoort stepped into his family's small Port merchant business, he had big dreams and plans that his father did not support. Despite that, Dirk persevered and turned it into one of the most successful wine companies in Portugal. A few years ago he handed over the daily management to son Daniel, who has the same quirky and creative streak and love of wine.
Wine Masters: Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde, literally "green wine" is both the DOC and the style of wine. Luís Cerdeira runs the Soalheiro winery on the Costa Verde, the green coast of northern Portugal, along with his mother and sister, who is a veterinarian and introduced organic farming to the estate.
Wine Masters: Port
Port is central heating for adults. It's rich, it's sweet, it's comforting, it's reassuring. Charles Symington is certainly one of the most important wine makers in the world because of the range of wines he is in charge of. Of all the British families that have entered the Port trade in recent centuries, the Symington family is one of the few that is left in Porto.