Quinta dos Vales showcases new wines at this Sunday’s Open Door
It is this weekend that Estômbar’s Quinta dos Vales winery and art park will host its popular ‘Open Door’ event, showcasing the winery’s latest creations. Taking place on Sunday, April
Ribeiro Santo Encruzado 2016
Last week I revisited Wine & Co, the small wine shop and distribution company located on the roundabout at the entrance to Almancil. Some months ago, I wrote of my
Quinta do Cardo Reserva Caladoc
A very unusual rosé This bottle certainly stands out on the shelves at Apolónia alongside the multitude of rosé wines in their clear bottles giving away their varying shades of
Business cocktails at the winery
The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) is organising a business cocktail evening on Thursday, April 12, at Quinta do Barranco Longo in Algoz, sponsors of the event. Starting at 6pm,
Luís Pato Fernão Pires
Red from white? There is nothing new about making white wine from red grapes – blanc de noir as it is known. After all, the predominant grapes in most Champagne
Casa de Saima Tonel 10 Baga
A new style of Baga from an old Bairrada producer Casa de Saima is one of the traditional old producers of the Bairrada region. They are well known amongst Bairrada
Boina Branco – Hats off to a new wine project
With so many new projects cropping up in the sphere of Portuguese wine-making, it’s not easy to stand out and be noticed, so original branding and label design is perhaps
Centuries-old wine tradition celebrated in Nave do Barão
Centuries worth of wine tradition will be celebrated in Nave do Barão this month as the small village in the borough of Loulé hosts its fourth wine festival at the
Têmpera Tinta Roriz, by José Bento dos Santos
Têmpera is one of the mid-range labels from Quinta do Monte d’Oiro, a premium producer in the Lisbon region that is best known for its Syrahs, specifically the Monte d’Oiro
Invisible white from the red Aragonez grape
Invisível, from the Ervideira winery near Reguengos in the Alentejo, was the first “blanc de noirs” table wine to be produced in Portugal, starting with the 2009 vintage. It was










