An opportunity for Dão lovers
If, like me, you love Dão and if thereby you appreciate elegant reds with a nice dry finish, then I suggest you try this wine which is on special offer
Whites with attitude from the Lisbon region
Baías e Enseadas is a new label in at Apolónia and there are two varietal whites, one made from the Malvasia grape and another from Arinto. The name chosen by
A new take on Madeira wine
Ahh, Madeira wine … the cheaper stuff is an essential ingredient in any serious kitchen cupboard for all sorts of sauces and gravies and the good stuff represents, undoubtedly, some
A good story and some good wines
A relatively new producer to look out for is the strangely named Manz Wine from the Lisbon region. I had never heard about the winery until recently when I read
A notable Algarve Chardonnay
French winemaker Patrick Agostini, whose family estate Quinta do Francês lies in the low hills of the Odelouca valley between Silves and Monchique, set out over 20 years to create
A pure Douro white
Quinta da Pôpa is a Douro producer that produces some outstanding wines, my personal favourite being Pôpa TR, standing for Tinta Roriz, the red grape known as Aragonês down south
A surprising Sauvignon Blanc
I found this wine (€14.15) at my local Intermarché supermarket and the unusual label caught my eye, looking a bit homemade, I suppose. But a quick Google search revealed some
An unexpected experience in Lisbon
It’s not often I make it up to Lisbon these days but, for many years, I visited weekly on business and was once something of an authority on the restaurant
My winemaker experience (so far)
For my first column this year, rather than, as usual, reviewing a particular wine, I have decided to write about what has been, over this past year, my most interesting
Keeping it Portuguese for sparkling Christmas and New Year celebrations
I love Champagne, especially good Champagne. But the fact is that whilst most of us are happy to pay €30 or a great deal more for often mainstream and mass-produced