Quality wine produced in Leiria prison
By: MAURICE LEE Cellar Master features@algarveresident.com LEIRIA PRISON inmates want to produce quality wine and sell it nationally as a branded product. The wine-making project is part of an ambitious
The bubbly side of life
By: MAURICE LEE features@algarveresident.com Maurice P Lee has lived in the Algarve for five years and has been visiting the region for 20 years. He is a retired Cellar Master
The garden of France
by MAURICE LEE features@algarveresident.com Maurice Lee has lived in the Algarve for five years but has been visiting for 20 years. He is a retired Cellar Master and is part
The importance of being oak
By: MAURICE LEE Cellar Master features@algarveresident.com IT WAS not my intention to write on oak this month. However, I received a few emails regarding my article on “Misleading notes that
The lost weekend
By: MAURICE LEE features@algarveresident.com Maurice Lee has lived in the Algarve for five years but has been visiting for 20 years. He is a retired Cellar Master and is part
Wine etiquette
by MAURICE LEE features@algarveresident.com Maurice Lee has lived in the Algarve for five years but has been visiting for 20 years. He is a retired Cellar Master and is part
The question of storage
By: MAURICE LEE features@algarveresident.com I USUALLY answer emails directly to the sender, but as I feel the two latest ones will be of interest to readers I will answer them
Government considers selling swine flu vaccine stocks
The Portuguese government is considering, in line with other European countries, selling part of its vaccine stock against the A (H1N1) flu virus as the number of new cases diminishes.
Swine flu pushes National Health Service costs
Swine fu has contributed to piling an extra 44 million euros onto the Portuguese National Health Service’s (SNS) debts for 2009. The SNS tripled its negative balance for the year
Five die of Swine Flu in 24 hours
Portugal’s Health Department has confirmed that five people have died of swine flu in 24 hours. The Minister for Health, Ana Jorge, also confirmed to the television news station TVI