Conde Villar
An excellent value-for-money Alvarinho Most of the good quality Alvarinhos out there cost close to or anything upwards of €10. I’m talking of the main label wines from the top
Armação de Pêra pays tribute to local seafood
Fifteen restaurants in Armação de Pêra will pay tribute to local seafood this weekend (June 8-10) as they host another edition of the ‘Festival da Caldeirada e do Mar’. The
Slow smoked Mexican-style pork shoulder with lime infused spicy BBQ sauce
BBQ Recipe We recently held a fundraising event at our showroom to raise money for the Mustard Seed Association in Lagos. This worthwhile cause supports homeless and needy people in
Marquês dos Vales Grace Vineyard 2012 red
This is the best known of the labels from Algarve producer Quinta dos Vales, located in Estômbar. And this 2012 vintage is also the wine that was the grand winner
Snails, a delicacy in Faro this weekend
One of Portugal’s favourite summer-time snacks, snails cooked in salty boiling water, seasoned with garlic and oregano, will be served at Faro’s ‘Festival do Caracol’ taking place from May 24
IKEA launches ‘meatballs’ for fish lovers!
Salmon meatballs are the latest addition to the menus of IKEA’s five restaurants in Portugal, offering a “healthy and sustainable” alternative to IKEA’s hallmark Swedish meatballs. The meatballs use salmon
Street food inspires Algarve Chefs Week
Street food and typical Algarvean products will be the main themes of this year’s Algarve Chefs Week, which will take place between Monday, May 28 and Sunday, June 3 at
Soalheiro gets in on the pink
Supermarket shelves these days are awash with rosé wine, some of it very good, some of it rather bland and uninteresting, and most of it riding on the back of
Rota do Petisco expands to four new boroughs
Albufeira, São Brás de Alportel, Tavira and Castro Marim are the new boroughs that will participate in the Rota do Petisco gastronomic event that returns this year for its eighth
Quinta do Síbio
A new brand from the granddaddy of Douro producers Real Companhia Velha is Portugal’s oldest existing wine company, dating back to 1678. This is the company that actually invented Port