Beyond Meat’s sausage is now available in Portugal
Tried and tested (by a meat loving omnivore) Apolónia Supermarkets, having previously introduced the “Beyond Burger” to the Portuguese market, have just launched the latest product from US plant-based “meat”
Pacheca Lagar Nº1 – Reserva 2015
This wine, one of a selection of very good Portuguese wines enjoyed with my Christmas dinner last week, was unexpectedly the one that most impressed me. I say this as
The tastiest bird in town
I am not referring here to my dear wife, but rather to the feathered and edible variety of bird, and the guinea fowl that can be bought deep frozen here
Brexit bubbles from Pommery
Now it is not often I write about wines from outside of Portugal in this column, but the well-timed placement of this (sort of) English sparkling wine at Apolónia, hot
Six wines, €100 and Christmas Day
This week, the publishers of the Algarve Resident are sponsoring the second prize for a readers’ competition in the newspaper, which was deemed to be a box of wines for
High quality Riesling from the Lisbon region
With over 400 years of history, Casa Cadaval is one of the most highly reputed producers in the Lisbon area, being the first in the region (previously renowned for cheap
Patience rewarded
This 2011 red from Algarve winery Quinta dos Vales in Estombar is one of the best Algarve wines I have yet tried, the result not only of excellent quality fruit
Organic and natural bubbles
It’s a very special week here at the Algarve Resident as we are celebrating our 30th anniversary. Not that I need a celebration to open a bottle of nice sparkling
A great value find from Bairrada
It’s not often that I am truly impressed with a red wine costing less than €10 retail price. But whilst shopping at the Auchan supermarket in Portimão last week, this
Sauv Blanc and Gewurzt from the Douro
The last time I wrote about the Sauvignon Blanc from Quinta de Cidró I did not give it a very positive review. This was a good few years ago and