Deep Water Horizon
September 29, 2016 Director: Peter Berg; Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin; Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller; Age: +12; Time: 107min On April 20th, 2010, one of the world’s
Storks
September 29, 2016 Director: Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland; Starring: Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer ; Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy; Age: +6; Time: 87min Storks deliver babies…or at least they
Pinto Viognier and Chardonnay
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
Tapas craze continues … this time in Tavira
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
Sale of Port wines “increases significantly” in France
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
Algarve Wine Society has its bluff called
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
The Magnificent Seven
September 22, 2016 Director: Antoine Fuqua; Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke; Genre: Action, Western; Age: +12; Time: 132min With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control
Snowden
September 22, 2016 Director: Oliver Stone; Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo; Genre: Action, Biography, Drama; Age: +12; Time: 134min Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller, reveals the incredible untold
For the love of Baga
If I am ever asked to single out my favourite Portuguese grape varieties, the answer is always Alvarinho for white and Baga for red. Of course I do appreciate all
Mother Nature branches out
The Pé de Salsa farm is located in Senhora do Verde, near Monchique, in a beautiful landscape of valleys, ridges and, allegedly, healing streams that help to nurture the land.