Food & Drink

Over 40 members and friends of the St Patrick’s Society in the Algarve recently boarded a coach to visit the Herdade Paço do Conde winery in Beja. They took a

Tears of Anima This rather humble-looking label with a not-so-humble price tag of €13.99 (Apolónia) was recommended to me as one of the best rosés produced in Portugal. I was

It is being marketed as the “dinner of the year” and promises a “magical night” that gourmets will never forget. ‘O Jantar do Ano’ will take place Saturday, November 12

The last stage of the popular ‘Rota do Petisco’ gastronomic event has entered its final stretch. Anyone interested in taking part has until Sunday (October 9) to do so. Held

Around 180 food lovers from Portugal and other parts of Europe will meet in Portimão on Saturday (October 8) for the 17th Chapter and 12th Grand Chapter of the Algarve’s

Vista restaurant in Praia da Rocha is hosting two special seafood dinners next week prepared by seven Portuguese chefs with Michelin stars. What makes this ‘Mar Adentro’ event special is

I was reluctant to try this blend of Viognier and Chardonnay but given that it comes from a producer in the west coast Lisbon region, whose wines I tend to

Eating delicious regional food in tapas form has become one of the Algarve’s most popular gastronomic trends in recent years. With Faro having already hosted its own ‘Petiscos’ festival and

The sale of Port and other Douro region wines has “increased significantly” in France. So says Rui Paulo Almas, head of AICEP (Portugal’s investment and foreign trade agency) talking to

Fifty members of the Algarve Wine Society met for an unusual wine lovers’ dinner on Wednesday, September 14 at the Vila Monte farmhouse hotel near Moncarapacho. Six wines had been