Of bread and wine
Organic vegetables aside, Lagoa’s new Convent’bio shop has some very interesting wines for sale and (probably) the best bread around. I dropped in last Saturday morning at this new shop
Rediscover Rioja
Why, you may ask, am I writing about Spanish wine here when my column is supposed to be about Portuguese wine? Well, I do my best to find something interesting
A great Bairrada but it’s not a Baga
Last week I was prompted by a fellow contributor to this newspaper to write about some cheaper wines, so this week I have gone full circle, all the way back
Life is too short to drink bad wine
In last week’s edition of this newspaper, my fellow contributor Pat the Expat dedicated his always entertaining column to the joys of cheap Portuguese wine. He talked of wines that
Niepoort’s Omlet
I am a fan of the wines made by Dirk Niepoort in the Douro and elsewhere, even though I do find some of them to be overpriced. I have seen
Vinho – tinto, branco or verde and, of course, Porto
As expats, we’re often asked by our friends and family from back home (wherever that is): “Are you crazy? Why Portugal?” Particularly if you’ve moved to the Algarve, the answer
Tasting time
A taste of what’s new from the Decante Vinhos 2019 catalogue launch event at Vila Vita Parc The annual event to mark the launch of Decante Vinhos’ new catalogue took
An excellent Syrah from the Algarve
Algarve wine just keeps getting better and better, and one of the producers who has most impressed with their consistent quality is João Clara, located near Alcantarilha. They produce what
Pegos Claros Castelão Reserva
This is an exceptionally smooth and fruity red from Palmela, just to the south of Lisbon. The Castelão grape (also known as Periquita around nearby Setúbal) is the only red
An unlikely toast to Brexit. Could English wine save the day?
I have just returned from a short business trip to London and never, not even in the darkest days of the last recession, have I experienced such an ambience of