Articles by Federico Valori

Uncorking a debate

‘To cork, or not to cork’, that is the question, as Federico Valori explains

Travelling south from Lisbon towards the Odemira district in the Baixo Alentejo region of Portugal, I am eagerly on the lookout for the first sight of a cork tree. It will not be long before cork oak forests stretch as far as the eye can see. Solemnly imposing, having crowned these hills and mounta...

Whisky Production from Issue 30 published on 7/4/2003