Quinta do Vale Meão Meandro, Finest Reserve, Douro, Portugal Wiltshire The Hofpäsch is Andreas' take

The Hofpäsch is Andreas' take on an Auslese style Riesling

no fining or filtration etc - from grapes grown on some of their younger vines up in the Alcamo hills in North West Sicily

probably earlier

matured in french oak casks for 15 months

Their first vintage was vinified in a milk refrigeration unit but are now working out of a converted sheep farm

Quinta do Vale Meão Meandro, Finest Reserve, Douro, Portugal Wiltshire The Hofpäsch is Andreas' takeQuinta do Vale Meo is a rare thing, a family owned independent Port producer, founded in 1877 by Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira and today owned and run by her great great grandson, and focused on expressing the terroir of the wild, upper reaches of the Douro valley in their wines and on quality above all. This a wonderfully structured and richly fruited Port, made from a blend of traditional varieties from old vine estate vineyards. Producer Quinta do