From the back of beyond
Trás-os-Montes, meaning behind or beyond the mountains, is Portugal’s northeastern-most region. This is a part of the country often overlooked by visitors but whilst it is rich in both history
Patrick Stuart’s black pepper sauce
It was as a result of researching my wine column for this week’s Algarve Resident that I am sharing this pepper sauce recipe, as the producer of the wine in
Organic Dão with pedigree
With most of our favourite restaurants shut this week and, by the time this newspaper comes out on Thursday maybe all of them, my suggestion is to treat yourself to
Black beauties in red and white
Pôpa Black Edition is one of the more recent releases from what is also a relatively new name in Douro wine. The first Quinta do Pôpa wine was launched in
A late release from CARM
Those of us who love our wine are increasingly faced with a dilemma in this day and age. Red wines, in mass retail and on the wine lists of everyday
When Sauvignon met Alvarinho
The Soalheiro winery, up there in the far reaches of the Vinho Verde region (more specifically in Monção), is probably the greatest name in wines made from the Alvarinho grape.
And now for something completely different…orange wine from Muscat
I’m always on the lookout for something different and likewise I admire winemakers who go against the grain and think out of the box. And so it was whilst shopping
Could this be Portugal’s best Sauvignon Blanc?
I ask the question – “could this be Portugal’s best Sauvignon Blanc?” – as it really all depends on what style of this most popular white varietal we are talking
Carlos Lucas – a name to look out for in Dão
The Dão region was somewhat out of vogue for a long time. If we turn back the clock to the 1980s, Dão was better known for red table wines than
Alvarinho Nature from QM
This is one of the most interesting Alvarinho wines I have tried in some time – certainly not cheap at €17.50 (Continente Supermarket) but a wine that expresses the Alvarinho