Petit Verdot from the west Algarve
Monte do Além is a small Belgian-owned winery located near Odiáxere in the west Algarve. Until just last week I had not yet tried any of their wines but after
Paris hosts Portuguese wine show
In a bid to show French people that “Portuguese wines are among the best in the world”, a new wine show entitled ‘Le Salon du Vin Portugais’ will be held
Vale da Capucha Fossil Branco 2013
Great value from the Lisbon region Next week I will be back to an Algarve wine but for now I’m returning to what is arguably the most exciting of the
Algarve in a bottle
Over the following months, I will be dedicating my column on a more regular basis to Algarve wines. What we are seeing in the region really is quite impressive both
How the wine cheats produce drinkable wine
I’ve been doing a little digging of late to try and get to grips with what actually goes on behind the scenes in the production of cheap and mass produced
Albufeira show presents 1,000 of Portugal’s best wines
Albufeira’s popular ‘Portuguese Wine Show’ is returning for its eighth edition this weekend (May 6-9). Organised by Confraria do Bacchus de Albufeira, the event promises “1,000 of the best wines,
Quinta da Bacalhôa
An old favourite, still going strong I received a bottle of this wine as a gift from a friend last week and it occurred to me not only how long
Adegamãe Sauvignon Blanc
Having been somewhat disappointed last week by the Pinot Noir I featured in my column, I found another Pinot as yet unknown to me on the shelf at my local
A difficult but interesting Pinot Noir
Anyone who reads my column regularly will know that I am passionate about Pinot Noir, from Burgundy to New Zealand’s South Island, from Chile and South Africa and anywhere else
Green red from Anselmo Mendes
Red vinho verde was, until recently, very difficult to find outside of the Minho region in the extreme north of Portugal. Usually served straight from the barrel at tascas in