A good value for money red from the high Alentejo
Everything has gone up in price so much over recent times and this is particularly evident to the price of wine on supermarket shelves. So when I saw this new
Record numbers attend Algarve Wine Society AGM
The dinner at Pine Cliffs was accompanied by wines from Campolargo estate in Bairrada On Thursday, March 30, a record number of 89 members met for the AGM of the
Wine: Château L’Escarelle
New in from Provence There is nothing new about Château L’Escarelle, a well-established, organically certified producer in the heart of France’s Provence wine region. But these two pinks are totally
Wine tourism route presented in the Algarve
The new route, called Algarve Wine Tourism, was created “to affirm the Algarve on the national wine regions map”. On March 23, the Algarve’s Wine Commission presented Algarve Wine Tourism,
Algarve wine producers triple in 10 years
The region now counts 50 producers, when in 2010, there were only 16, spread over four regions producing wine with denomination of origin: Lagos, Portimão, Lagoa and Tavira. The number of wine
Know your wine
Tips for wine tasting Wine tasting is an art form in the process of evaluating wine. While a professional wine taster’s senses of taste and smell are finely tuned to
Wine: A Vinho Verde from Marks & Sparks?
I was in the UK for a few days last week and, as I do whenever I am there and have the time, I made a point of searching out
Nave do Barão celebrates centuries-old wine tradition
Some of the Algarve’s best wineries will be taking part in the 7th edition of Nave do Barão’s Wine Festival, which will be held on Saturday, March 18 in the
Wine: Quinta de Bella in the Dão
A trio of (ugly?) beauties Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder and, personally, I find the label design of these wines from Quinta de Bella
Quinta dos Vales’ The Winemaker Experience
Quinta dos Vales’ The Winemaker Experience – transforming wine lovers into winemakers in the South of Portugal Luxury hobbies to indulge in A hobby can be any diversion or sporting action