Gorro – Look out for the beanie
One of the most interesting new wine projects up north of recent years, the Boutique Wine Company was created by António Olazabal Ferreira (the nephew of the Olazabal of Vale
Something else completely different from Monte da Casteleja
I always respect winemakers who go against the grain and are guided not by market trends but by their own philosophy and a desire to create wines with a difference.
Time to take a fresh look at Lagoa
The Lagoa Wine Cooperative, now Única – Adega Cooperativa do Algarve, was once the biggest name in winemaking in the region. Today it still operates from the original old Adega
Quinta dos Santos revisited
It was back in 2018, not long after the restaurant at the Quinta dos Santos estate near Carvoeiro first opened, that I went along for dinner. We ate well on
Beyra Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir and especially good Pinot Noir usually carries a higher price tag than most other varietal wines. This is in part owed to the fact that it is a
A top-quality Syrah from Bairrada
Syrah is one grape variety I would certainly not have associated with the Bairrada region, the land famous for my favourite Portuguese red grape variety Baga. Foreign grape varietals are
An unusual claypot white from the Alentejo
Claypot wines, or vinhos da talha as they are known in Portugal, love them or hate them are here to stay. More and more producers are experimenting with the use
Another outstanding Algarve rosé
For the last couple of months, since the start of lockdown and in the interest of supporting local Algarve wineries, I have dedicated this column exclusively to Algarve wines. And
Morgado do Quintão – first impression
My ongoing series of articles on Algarve wines has seen me make a few new discoveries, and here is a producer that had so far gone under my radar. Morgado
Something completely different from Quinta dos Vales
It was just two weeks ago that I wrote about one of the new wines from Quinta dos Vales and I would not usually feature the same winery so soon.