Yearly Archives: 2017

Quinta do Noval Silval Vintage Port 1995

Posted on 30. April 2017 by Mads Barnkob

The name Quinta do Noval first appeared in land registers in the year 1715.  António José da Silva, a Port shipper from Gaia, father-in-law of Luiz Valsconcelos Porto, acquired Quinta do Noval in 1894 after its devastation by phylloxera. He … Continue reading →

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Baladin – Isaac

Posted on 9. January 2017 by Mads Barnkob

The bar La Baladin opens in Piozzo, Italy in 1986, at 1996 it has its own brewing equipment and becomes a brewpub. It was founded by master brewer Teo Musso. I received this beer as a gift, it was bought … Continue reading →

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Volkan Santorini White

Posted on 2. January 2017 by Mads Barnkob

Volkan beer brewery is located on the island Naxos in the city of Santorini, Greece. What is special about the Volkan beer is that the water is filtered in a unique Santorini basalt filter unit which consists of volcano lava … Continue reading →

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