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Simon J Woolf's avatar

Thank you for referencing my article! And thanks for this great resource on the islands and their wines.

Did you ever get to taste Cátia Laranjo's wines?

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Vicky Hampton's avatar

I didn't 😭 I was pretty gutted about that as I finally found one (right near the end of the trip) but I basically ran out of time. Already had a few bottles at the house that I needed to get through before departure, and even I have a limit to how much I can drink 😂

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Suraag Srinivas's avatar

Perfect and yet unfortunate timing of me seeing this - I was just in São Miguel for two days a couple weeks ago! Tried a bunch of Maçanita but especially liked some of the volcanic Syrah blends (can’t remember from who though…)

Wish I had seen this list beforehand! Oh well… guess I’ll just have to go back…

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Vicky Hampton's avatar

Oh no, what annoying timing! But indeed, an excuse to go back...

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Kazumi's avatar

The last time you wrote about the Azores was actually when I first learned about them—and you totally convinced me to try Azorean wines! Just like the Canaries, wines from volcanic islands are so fascinating. I was considering the Canary Islands or Madeira for this summer, but now it looks like I have one more destination to dream about. Thanks for sharing this post! 😊🍷

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Vicky Hampton's avatar

I also found the Canarian wines super interesting! I didn't do as much research as I did in the Azores but I have a few tips... I'm sure Madeira wines are very interesting too - I went there a few years ago but I only tried the typical fortified wines. If you go, let me know what you discover about the regular wines too!

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Jeffrey Merrihue's avatar

Very well written - makes me want to go!

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Vicky Hampton's avatar

Thanks Jeffrey - super interesting wines for sure!

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