José Silva Wine Writer

José Silva

Wine Writer

Frequent participation in the organization of Wine&Food events (e.g. Commissar of “Port Wine Fest” 2012 and 2013 wine event);
Extensive experience in wine tasting and gastronomic review;
Judge in national and regional wine competitions and in Revista de Vinhos’ annual competition (“A Escolha da Imprensa”);
Writer in the Wine and Gastronomic field;
National media recognition associated with his presence in radio and television programs and hosting the wine television program, “A Hora de Baco”.

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Quinta S. Sebastião

Text José Silva
Arruda dos Vinhos region has allways been known for its wine production, with the vineyards scattered through the orography slightly mountainous, neighbour to other small regions also with a lot of vineyards as Sobral de Monte Agraço and Bucelas.

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Sea Me Restaurant

Text José Silva
Lisbon’s town center seethes with life and bars and restaurants open and re-open all the time, after restoration or changing hands, responding to a huge and heterogeneous clientele, where the weight of foreigners is bigger all the time.

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Nortada Restaurant

Text José Silva
Colares traditional vineyards resist in their sandy soil, with twisted stems near the ground to protect themselves from the strong wind that normaly blows from the nearby sea.

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Quinta do Fojo Wines

Text José Silva
In a country environment, in the open Pinhão river valley, with vineyards everywhere, a vertical tasting of Quinta do Fojo wines took place. Access to the farm is difficult and we did the final part on foot, better admiring the beauty of the farm and of the rural house.

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Through the Land of Baião

Text José Silva
Imbedded in the demarcated region of vinho verde, Baião is a mountain village, on top of Aboboreira mountain, where gastronomy still has got a lot of tradition, alongside the excellency of many wines,

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