Wine society Christmas dinner

An event to celebrate the festive season was enjoyed by 75 members and guests of the Algarve Wine Society during a Christmas dinner and dance at the Penina Hotel near

January 2, 2014by shareitIn ,

Defining Portuguese aguardente

I was prompted to write this article because of something I had read about a vine pull programme and potential lack of grapes for the production of wine for distillation

December 27, 2013by shareit

Pink with plenty of sparkle

Patrick Stuart brings us his top non‑Champagne pinks for the festive season Good Champagne, of course, is the best sparkling wine in the world. At the recent Vila Joya gourmet

December 27, 2013by Patrick Stuart

Holy codfish!

Bacalhau is the quintessential Portuguese dish for the Christmas table If any one food is representative of Portugal, it is without doubt the ubiquitous bacalhau – dried salted cod. The

December 27, 2013by Patrick Stuart

Pataniscas

Pataniscas Serves 4 4-6 cloves garlic 200grs onion 2 cutlets bacalhau of around 100grs each 100grs potatoes 2 soup spoons all purpose flour 3 eggs 200grs rice 2 ripe tomatoes

December 27, 2013by shareitIn

Cloudy With a Change of Meatballs 2

Directed by: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn; Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte; Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family; Age: + 6; Time: 95 min Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he

December 20, 2013by shareit

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Directed by: Ben Stiller; Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott; Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Drama; Age: + 12; Time: 110 min Ben Stiller directs and stars in The

December 20, 2013by shareit

Mouth ulcers

What are they? These are sores that tend to be white in the centre and surrounded by red inflammation. They can range in size from a small pinhead to quite

December 17, 2013by shareitIn