A Portuguese wine to pair with spicy Thai food
Pairing wine with something as spicy as Thai food is no easy task. I love Thai – something I often cook at home – and it was the book written
Lemon Cheesecake Pancakes
What better way to start Valentine’s Day than to surprise your other half with a truly mouth-watering breakfast served in bed! These easy-to-make, light and fluffy pancakes are certain to
Zest-Books for Life launches Wine tourism guide
Zest-Books for Life has launched the first guide to wine tourism in Portugal (Guia de Enoturismo em Portugal), by journalist and wine critic Maria João de Almeida. As tourism is
Portuguese company markets ancient Valentine’s honey
Launched onto the national market with perfect timing comes “Mel do Amor”, a honey flavoured by rose petals with nutritional and therapeutic benefits. The brainchild of brother and sister team
Bubbles for Valentine’s
Sparkling wines are perhaps the last wines to see a revolution of quality in Portugal. Traditionally made in Bairrada and the Távora-Varosa region (south of Douro and north of Dão),
Wine tasting dinner in the far eastern Algarve
The Algarve Wine Society’s 2015 programme of events took off to a flying start last week when 62 members from no less than nine European nations took to the east
Restaurant Review – VillArade
A perfect place for social dining Ferragudo || The newly-renovated VillArade restaurant opened its freshly painted doors in Ferragudo (formerly Tempo Bistrot and more recently Ashleys). Pedro will give you
An interesting project from Bairrada
I picked up this wine at my local Intermarché supermarket, thinking it was a Dão for some reason – maybe because it was placed next to the Dão wines on
Wine Academy at Conrad Algarve
The next class in the “Wine Academy at Conrad Algarve” series is taking place on February 12 at the Quinta do Lago hotel. This is an opportunity to learn more
Maria de Lourdes – A premium white from Douro
There are some good bargains to be had at Apolónia Supermarket’s Stock-off sale that runs until the end of this month, and a few of them are to be found