Editors' picks – April 2025

The view from the Gonzalez Byass tasting, southeast over Waterloo bridgeDouro white triumph
Amy Wislocki
The Gonzalez Byass importer tasting offered sweeping views over London. Almost the last wine I tasted, Quinta do Noval’s new flagship white, Reserva Vinho Branco 2021, stopped me in my tracks. This is a supremely ambitious wine produced in small quantities (about 6,500 bottles). Destined mainly for restaurant lists, it may appear a tough sell – a still white from native Portuguese