Wine talk – Sky high prices at Faro Airport
I spend a lot of time travelling, usually flying out of Faro, and have long been wise to the fact that the prices of wines and spirits at the so-called
Villa Oeiras – Something sweet and quite unique
Anyone who knows the Lisbon suburbs of the “linha” stretching along the mouth of the Tejo estuary and ending at Cascais will know the town of Carcavelos, with its wide
New boutique winery and the return of cement tanks
In 2015, we designed and built a new winery for the production of our premium red wines, including Esporão Reserva, monovarietals and the Private Selection. We already had a small
Nave do Barão celebrates its wine tradition
Nave do Barão, a village in the borough of Loulé with a mighty tradition for strong wine dating back to the 12th century, is hosting its second Wine Festival on
Great value for money from Beyra – in white, rosé and red
Last weekend I visited my local and recently expanded branch of Garrafeira Soares in Carvoeiro. As a distributor to the trade and a retailer to the public, they can always
Chocapalha Reserva branco 2014
This wine is a good example of a Portuguese producer listening to the market and adapting the style of a wine. I tried Chocapalha Reserva white a few years ago
Cortes de Cima Syrah
I was looking for a wine last weekend to pair with a dish of Asian spiced beef ribs I was cooking at home, and my first thought was a nice
Lidl to “double” exports of Portuguese wine
Lidl Portugal has announced that it will be exporting around eight million bottles of Portuguese wine in 2016, “more than double compared to last year”. The wine will be sold
Wine and spirits at ‘Algarve Trade Experience’
A two-day event featuring workshops, bartending contests and wine and spirits tastings is taking place at Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago next weekend (February 19-20). Entitled ‘Algarve Trade Experience’,
A taste of Old Blighty
I enjoyed a meal last weekend at a rather good restaurant in the UK and one of the wines served with our tasting menu was the white Gusbourne Guinevere shown