Foot Trodden – Portugal And The Wines That Time Forgot

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“This book is a truly captivating journey into the heart of Portuguese wine, uncovering a legacy of vineyards and traditions that’s stubbornly held its ground through the ages. Simon Woolf and Ryan Opaz lead us on an exploration spanning from the Douro and Vinho Verde, right through to some of Portugal’s most remote terroirs, including the Dão, Lisboa and Alentejo. It’s fascinating to see young winemakers reviving native grape varieties – with the charming detail of using traditional foot-treading in stone lagares – keeping a two-thousand-year-old heritage very much alive. Illustrated with exclusive photographs and a meticulously crafted map by Zé Miguel, it’s essentially a love letter to the people and the inherent challenges that have shaped Portuguese wine, and rightly so – it received a nomination for the James Beard Foundation Awards and a prize from the New York Times Wine Book of the Year.”