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

March 7, 2019by Patrick Stuart

Soares Algarve Trade Experience

What do you get when you bring together 10 global ambassadors for some of the biggest international spirit brands for a Spirit Summit? A fantastically engaging and entertaining morning of

March 7, 2019by Portugal Resident

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

March 1, 2019by Patrick Stuart

A chocolate gem

Chocolate lovers, rejoice! The new ruby chocolate has joined the Algarve’s fine-dining scene First came dark; then milk and, finally, white. Now, 84 years after the unveiling of the last

February 22, 2019by Portugal Resident