Jack Soifer leads wine tasting event in Alvor
A wine tasting presented by Algarve-based consultant and author Jack Soifer will take place at Golfland in Alvor on Friday, November 18. The event will begin at 5.30pm and will
Wine: Roll over Rioja and bring on the steak!
When thinking of a high-quality red to enjoy with a top steak, a good Rioja is an excellent choice. But Spain’s Rioja reds are made mostly and usually exclusively from
La Mancha – Discovering Spain
The wine in Spain grows mainly on the plain Every autumn since 2005, a group of us (usually eight, but occasionally more) spend a week discovering new wines in some
Wine: Bastardo – Unusual in more than name
In the past I have only tried a varietal wine made from the Bastardo grape here in the Algarve where it has been grown for many years and is mostly
Tips for Choosing Red Wines
Red Wines: how to choose? Wine is a complex drink, but no other beverage on the planet rewards your senses with such an array of provocative scents and flavours. Amongst
Another outstanding “Cellar Selection” wine from Sobroso
If you read my column regularly, you may well have noticed that I rarely talk about Alentejo wines. This is because I honestly find there are more interesting wines coming
Lagoa Wine Experiences announces last session of 2022
The last session of Lagoa Wine Experiences will take place on Saturday, November 12, giving wine lovers a last chance to sign up for a wine-filled day. The meeting point
Sauvignon Blanc from the back of beyond
This wine can be found on the bottom shelf of the Douro white wines section at Apolónia, on special offer reduced by 20% to €7.95 until January 2. If there
Douro institute sells 26 massive casks of wine dating back to 1934
The trouble-beset administrative commission of Casa do Douro – the syndical base for Douro wine-growers – has decided to put up 26 massive casks of wine, dating back to 1934,
Algarve Wine Society revisits Ribafreixo
1.5 million bottles of “vegan” wine are produced by the winery annually The Algarve Wine Society enjoyed its first winery trip since pre-Covid last week when it made a return