Author: Patrick Stuart

In the very heart of the Alentejo wine country near Vidigueira lies Herdade Grande, a family owned and managed estate that produces consistently good wine in the true Alentejo style.

This recent arrival on the shelves at Apolónia is priced at €11.95 which as a Portuguese rosé puts it in the upper-mid price range, so we should expect something good

Here is a very unusual take on the Muscat grape, known here in Portugal as Moscatel, in this case the Galego sub-variety. In Portugal, the Moscatel grape is most often

This is a very classy white from the Setúbal region that somehow reminds me of really good Chablis, albeit without any sign of Chardonnay in the mix. The wine is

I saw this bottle on the shelf at the Convent’Bio farm shop in Lagoa and the first thing I noticed was that there is no year of vintage mentioned on

The attractive label of this recently arrived red on the shelves at Apolónia caught my eye, showing a hunting scene of dogs and a wild boar. So, I would assume

Different, delicious and slightly dangerous… The first thing that makes this wine stand out on the shelf is the shape of the bottle, something I usually find annoying with a

I’ve long been a fan of the wines of CARM, a producer in the upper reaches of the Douro valley, close to the Spanish border. This family-owned winery produces consistently

I’ve well and truly caught the orange wine bug. It may have something to do with the fact that my wife is very choosy when it comes to reds, generally