
Richard Mayson
Richard Mayson began his career working for The Wine Society, winning the Vintner’s Company Scholarship in 1987 during his time there. Now specialising in the wines of Iberia, especially fortified wines, he owns a vineyard and produces wine in the Alto Alentejo, Portugal, and is the author of four books, including The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal (winner of the André Simon Award 2003) and Port and the Douro. Mayson writes regularly for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, contributes to the Oxford Companion to Wine and lectures for the WSET diploma and Leith's School of Food and Wine in London. In 1999, he was made a Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto in recognition of his services to the Port wine trade, and he was an associate editor of Oz Clarke’s Wine Atlas. Mayson runs his own website for fortified wine enthusiasts, portandmadeirapages.com, is currently writing a book on the wines of Madeira.
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A Portuguese wine swansong
In his last Decanter article on Portuguese wine, Richard Mayson looks back over 26 years in the trade and picks his favourite producers of yesteryear, today – and tomorrow��
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20-year-old Tawny Port
Vintage port is often held up as the most aristocratic of wines. But RICHARD MAYSON argues that a 20-year-old tawny can offer greater overall drinking pleasure.
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Verdelho reborn
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Madeira wines for Christmas
If you need inspiration...
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Which Ports should you drink this winter?
Richard Mayson picks his top Ports for drinking now...
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Understanding Tawny Port
Find out the key elements to understanding tawny Port – Richard Mayson talks ageing, careful selection and finely-tuned blending...
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Port 2015: a buyer’s guide
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Port 2016: Vintage report and top releases
Find out which Port wines made the cut...
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Port 2017: Vintage guide and what to buy
Over 25 recommendations to buy from this top vintage...
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Madeira – The guide
A trip to Madeira is a trip back in history...
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Quinta do Noval Port: A look back in time
Including a world-cup year 1966 vintage Port and a pre-war colheita...
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Fonseca Port: Six of the best
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Revisiting vintage Port 1994: From the archive
Richard Mayson finds that the 1994s more than live up to their initial potential...
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Port 2011: Vintage Guide
Ripeness and tannic structure characterise Port in 2011 which, despite difficult weather conditions, could rank as a legendary vintage in a new era of better winemaking and improved spirit quality.
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Tawny Port 10 and 20 Years Old: Panel tasting results
Some of the best expressions of tawny Port....
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Top 11 Tawny Ports
It's time to start thinking about festive fortifieds...
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Tawny Port over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10. And the winner is...
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Vintage Port over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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Port over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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Portuguese reds voted as great as Mouton, Ridge, Hermitage
Four Portuguese red wines were placed among the world’s greatest at an international blind tasting in Lisbon last month.
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Portugal’s Big Ideas
Portugal has spent the last 20 years rediscovering its terroir. RICHARD MAYSON looks at how its best quality areas are now prospering.
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Port 2003: vintage report
2003 has been declared a vintage by all the major the Port houses - and the wines look well-structured and certainly long-lived.
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Madeira over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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