Morgado do Quintão – first impression
My ongoing series of articles on Algarve wines has seen me make a few new discoveries, and here is a producer that had so far gone under my radar. Morgado
Restaurants can sign up for Rota do Petisco until June 30
Restaurants wanting to take part in the 10th Rota do Petisco gastronomic event, to be held between September 11 and October 11, can sign up until the end of June.
Algarve wine ‘goes digital’ during pandemic
A series of weekly interviews with local winemakers and improvements to its website and mobile app are some of the ideas the Algarve Wine Commission (CVA) has pursued in order
Something completely different from Quinta dos Vales
It was just two weeks ago that I wrote about one of the new wines from Quinta dos Vales and I would not usually feature the same winery so soon.
Deconfinement dinner for the Chaîne des Rotisseurs
Members of the Algarve Bailliage of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and their guests met last Friday evening (May 29) at the charming restaurant O Leão de Porches to celebrate the
Time to visit and taste
With many of the Algarve’s wineries now reopened for visits and tastings and very few tourists on the ground, there has never been a better time to discover Algarve wine.
A new launch from Quinta dos Vales
Continuing my focus on Algarve wines in this column, here is something totally new on the market from Quinta dos Vales, one of the Algarve’s top producers of high-quality wine.
British food writer opens gluten-free pastry shop in Olhão
A British food writer has opened a new pastry shop in Olhão called Santa Maria Madalena, where he sells a mouth-watering selection of gluten-free products including bread, cakes, pastries and
Three takes on the Algarve’s native grape
The unusual Negra Mole grape was once the most-grown variety in the Algarve, making the vast majority of the light, fruity but rather rough wines that used to be sold
Carvoeiro’s Michelin-star Bon Bon restaurant reopens on Saturday
Carvoeiro’s Michelin-star restaurant Bon Bon will reopen on Saturday (May 23). For now, the restaurant will only be serving lunches on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Like all other restaurants and