It’s sardine time in Portimão
Portimão’s highly-anticipated ‘Festival da Sardinha’ has already started. The event is taking place until Sunday, August 5, with restaurants in the town centre and riverside serving the traditional char-grilled sardines
KISS Sea Bass
BBQ recipe Sometimes there is no point in spending hours with marinades and rubs trying to enhance the natural flavours of fish or meat. Sea bass (robalo), for example, is
Castrus Loureiro
With Alvarinho so much in vogue these days as a varietal, the other noble grape of the Vinho Verde region, Loureiro, gets little attention. Loureiro could be considered the backbone
Anantara Vilamoura’s EMO restaurant awarded by US magazine Wine Spectator
Anantara Vilamoura’s EMO restaurant has received the Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence 2018 for offering its clients a world-class selection of wine. The accolade “recognises restaurants whose wine lists feature
Herdade da Fonte Coberta
Alicante Bouschet 2013 Last year I wrote about the red Reserva from this producer – a blend of Alicante Bouschet, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon – and was impressed by the
Algarve’s new wine from Messines
A new brand of wines entitled Herdade Barranco do Vale will be launched at Casa Museu João de Deus in São Bartolomeu de Messines on Saturday, July 21 at 7pm.
Castro Marim hosts International Snail Festival
It’s not a delicacy everyone will enjoy but those who do will likely be heading to Castro Marim this weekend for the town’s popular snail festival, Festival Internacional do Caracol.
Rola, Douro Rosé
Rosé time It’s that time of year again, and finally the hot weather has arrived. There comes a time each summer when I am visited by a rosé-loving friend and
Rui Silvestre takes the helm at Vistas with eyes set on Michelin star
Rui Silvestre is the new head chef of fine-dining Vistas restaurant at the Monte Rei Golf & Country Club in Vila Nova de Cacela. In 2015, he became the youngest
Alcantarilha hosts first “bacalhau” festival
A new gastronomic festival that pays tribute to cod, a popular fish in Portugal, will take place in Alcantarilha this weekend. The first ‘Festival do Bacalhau’ will feature a variety