South African wine evening in Almancil
Galo e Touro Restaurant in Almancil is hosting a South African evening of wine tastings on Saturday, April 11. This will be accompanied by a hot and cold buffet which
Casa da Passarella – The story of the mirror
I have been consistently impressed with the wines from Casa da Passarella, a Dão producer that I had not heard of until a few years ago. Wine has been produced
Two Portuguese wines among best to pair with chocolate
Two Portuguese wines – Taylor’s Late-Bottled Vintage Port 2009 and Henriques & Henriques’ 10-Year-Old Malmsey – have been placed among the “best to pair with chocolate” by American newspaper The
Another winner from Fiuza
In the past I’ve written in this column about the white wines produced by Fiuza & Bright in the Ribatejo region. The Sauvignon Blanc priced at around €5 is probably
A whine about wine
I apologise to my regular readers who may have missed my column last week. A bad cold rendered me useless for wine tasting and although I did think about replacing
Anybody ever heard of the Samarrinho grape?
For such a small country, the huge variety of grape varieties grown here and the remarkable number of wine producers are impressive, if not mind boggling. And the Douro, as
Lagoa announces musical guests for ‘Wine Show’
Portuguese artists including Áurea, Ana Moura and Pedro Abrunhosa have been announced as the musical guests of the ‘Lagoa Wine Show’, designed to promote the borough as a “wine region
A Portuguese wine to pair with spicy Thai food
Pairing wine with something as spicy as Thai food is no easy task. I love Thai – something I often cook at home – and it was the book written
Zest-Books for Life launches Wine tourism guide
Zest-Books for Life has launched the first guide to wine tourism in Portugal (Guia de Enoturismo em Portugal), by journalist and wine critic Maria João de Almeida. As tourism is
Bubbles for Valentine’s
Sparkling wines are perhaps the last wines to see a revolution of quality in Portugal. Traditionally made in Bairrada and the Távora-Varosa region (south of Douro and north of Dão),