Lagoa to host first Wine Cities Competition in November
It’s official – Lagoa has been selected to host Portugal’s first Wine Cities Competition, which will take place between November 26 and 29 at the town’s São José Convent. Around
A new take on Portuguese Pinot
Some very good wines have been coming out of vineyards on the Alentejo’s west coast over recent years, amongst them from Norwegian-owned Vicentino Wines located near Zambujeira do Mar, not
White Reservas from Covela
I’ve long been a fan of this winery, which is located on the northern bank of the Douro river but technically is considered to be in the Vinho Verde region.
Discover Portugal’s Belgian winemakers in new free digital book
A new digital book providing insight into nine Belgian winemakers who produce award-winning wines in Portugal is being offered for free by Guido Andries, a Belgian pensioner living in the
Time to look out for 2017 Douro’s
2017 is the new 2011, as far as the Douro is concerned. 2011 was regarded as the best year of recent decades both for port wine and for table wines
A claypot white from Susana Esteban
A Spanish winemaker on Portuguese soil, Susana Esteban owns a wine estate located in the Serra de São Mamede in the very north of the Alentejo. She produces many excellent
An impressive Douro white
This coming Sunday is the last day of the Apolónia wine fair and, no doubt, by now many of the greatest bargains will have sold out. It was on the
Portugal’s winemakers target Brazil to meet growing demand from across the Atlantic
Wine producers association ViniPortugal has unveiled a new campaign to promote Portuguese wines in Brazil. The initiative, entitled ‘Festival Vinhos de Portugal’ (Portuguese Wines Festival), will see over 1,500 Portuguese
Nine Algarve wines bring back medals from international contest
The growing quality of the Algarve’s locally produced wines has been acknowledged at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles wine contest, which was held between September 4 and 6 in Brno,
Star of the fair
The Apolónia wine fair started last Friday, September 10 and runs until September 27 with great bargains to be bagged. The huge collection of wines on offer at Apolónia is










