World’s biggest cataplana headlines Albufeira Marina’s Classic Weekend
Albufeira is promising to present the biggest cataplana in the world which everyone will be able to taste at the Classic Weekend event that will be taking place at the
Druida Encruzado
A classy white from Dão Wine production in the Dão region has undergone profound changes over recent years and it is the new wave of producers who are really asserting
Octopus celebrated in Quarteira festival
Quarteira will be celebrating its historic link to the sea with another ‘Semana do Polvo’, or Octopus Week. Taking place from September 7 to 16, the event will see 31
Marquês de Borba Vinhas Velhas
Old vines, new wines João Portugal Ramos is one of Portugal’s top wine producers and one of his greatest brands is Marquês de Borba from Estremoz in the Alentejo, the
Festival do Berbigão to attract thousands to Figueira
Cockles are all you will want to eat at Figueira’s ‘Festival do Berbigão’ which will take place in the small village outside of Portimão on the weekend of September 8
CARM SO2 Free – or is it?
I have been reading up on sulphites in wine and happened to stumble across this bottle of supposedly SO2 free wine at Apolónia (€15.95). What grabbed my attention was the
Organic market at the Garden Café
The summer ‘pop-up’ Natura Garden Café operated by Fine Dining in Style at the Natura Garden Centre in Almancil now offers people another reason to visit: a weekly farmers’ market
Quinta Nova Reserva Terroir Blend 2015
Ready or not? A couple of weeks ago, the highly-respected UK wine writer and Master of Wine Jancis Robinson dedicated her FT Weekend column to the subject of approachability of
‘Carapaus alimados’ – the typical Algarvian dish
It’s in the confection details as well as the knowledge acquired from the past generations that the richness of Portuguese regional gastronomy is based. If there are dishes that identify
Casal Sta. Maria – Quality varietals from Colares
The Colares sub-region, now part of the Lisbon wine region, has long been known for the quality of its wines. Located close to the ocean on the western slopes of