Soalheiro Terramatter – a new take on Alvarinho
If anyone asks me what is my favourite Portuguese white grape variety, the answer is always Alvarinho. Another question I am often asked is what is my favourite Portuguese white
Mariposa white from the Dão region
Here is a great summer white, affordable enough to drink as a day to day wine, fresh enough to enjoy well chilled in the sunshine and good enough to pair
Volcanic rosé from the Azores
The volcanic islands of the Azores are starting to gain recognition as a wine producing region. In fact, wine has been produced here for many centuries, but it was only
Quinta de São José – Douro
After my visit to the Douro Valley last week, when I barely scratched the surface of the region, visiting just two producers and covering only a small stretch of the
Quinta do Marco hotel hosts wine pairing dinner
A special wine pairing dinner will be held this Friday (June 17) at Tavira’s rural Quinta do Marco hotel. All meals will be accompanied by Algoz’s own Quinta Barranco Longo
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