Gastronomy and Medronho in the hills of Monchique
The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs embarked on an expedition to the Monchique hills on September 26. The group started at Alecrim, a food-truck right at the top of Fóia, the highest
A claypot white from Susana Esteban
A Spanish winemaker on Portuguese soil, Susana Esteban owns a wine estate located in the Serra de São Mamede in the very north of the Alentejo. She produces many excellent
Tavira’s new gourmet store sells fine French cheeses and organic Portuguese wines
A new gourmet store selling “delicious French cheeses and the finest Portuguese organic wines” has opened in the heart of Tavira. Tchin-Cheese is owned by Guillaume Prigent and Gaëlle Quéméneur,
Algarve olive oil to take centre stage at Grand House wine-pairing dinners
A series of wine-pairing dinners starring the Algarve’s Monterosa olive oil produced in Moncarapacho will take place between Thursday and Sunday (October 1 and 4) at Vila Real de Santo
An impressive Douro white
This coming Sunday is the last day of the Apolónia wine fair and, no doubt, by now many of the greatest bargains will have sold out. It was on the
Tivoli Carvoeiro’s The One to host three wine-pairing dinners
Delicious food paired with some of the best wines in the Algarve and Portugal – this is the motto for a series of wine-pairing dinners which will take place in
Portugal’s winemakers target Brazil to meet growing demand from across the Atlantic
Wine producers association ViniPortugal has unveiled a new campaign to promote Portuguese wines in Brazil. The initiative, entitled ‘Festival Vinhos de Portugal’ (Portuguese Wines Festival), will see over 1,500 Portuguese
Nine Algarve wines bring back medals from international contest
The growing quality of the Algarve’s locally produced wines has been acknowledged at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles wine contest, which was held between September 4 and 6 in Brno,
Star of the fair
The Apolónia wine fair started last Friday, September 10 and runs until September 27 with great bargains to be bagged. The huge collection of wines on offer at Apolónia is
Castro Marim pays tribute to Algarve’s delicious ‘cataplana’ stews
Castro Marim is paying tribute to the Algarve’s traditional ‘cataplana’ stew with its annual ‘Festa da Cataplana’, which started on Sunday and will run until October 17. Say organisers, the