Has BA totally lost the plot?
Just a few weeks ago, when travelling long haul on BA in business class, I was praising the airline for what I consider to be a marked improvement in the
Herdade da Fonte Coberta Reserva Tinto 2010
I had not even heard of this producer until I noticed a small collection of their reds on the shelf of the Alentejo reds section in Apolónia last week. Not
Quinta do Ameal Escolha
When we think of high quality vinho verde these days, we tend to focus on the Alvarinho grape, but the Loureiro variety is every bit as important to the Vinho
A simple recipe for Duck a l’Orange
Old school but delicious! The duck we can buy at supermarkets here in Portugal is so cheap compared to prices in the UK and elsewhere, and mostly very good. There
Wine flights
Just what is available for wine lovers in the sky these days with BA? Over the last few years I have become a pretty local BA customer. I often ask
Cortes de Cima
More Portuguese Pinot Here we have another Portuguese Pinot, a grape that I am passionate about. If I could afford to drink good red Burgundy every day I would probably
Aequinoctium Autumnus 2010 Grande Reserva
Something special for a winter evening Many of us will have started the year by cutting back on our drinking. I certainly have. But allowing myself just a few drinking
Herdade do Arrepiado Velho Antão Vaz
If I had tasted this wine blind I would not have identified it as the typical white Alentejo variety Antão Vaz, or indeed as an Alentejo wine. But this is
Herdade do Portocarro
A producer to watch Earlier this month I made a visit to one of the Portuguese wineries that has most captured my interest over the last year or so. Last
Forget the whole roast and get the most from your turkey
A perfect whole roast turkey carved at the table with all the trimmings has a significance at Christmas time that supersedes, for many home cooks, the importance of achieving the