Port wine: a dog is a dog, a cat is a cat
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
I will not be writing about politics! However, I will cite the current Minister for Education in order to better illustrate the focus of this text.
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Álvaro Costa and NH Hotel Batalha
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
Álvaro Costa was born in Pousada de Saramagos, Famalicão, in 1978. He studied there, and then started working as a teacher in Vila Verde.
Alentejo is a great region
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
This text is but a very personal opinion about the land and region where I was born, Alentejo. I love walking around there;
Drink Like a King: Moscatel de Setúbal, Península de Setúbal's Liquid Gold
Text Sarah Ahmed
Is there any better litmus test of what’s delicious and great value than what members of the wine trade themselves buy?
Drink Like a King: Moscatel de Setúbal, Península de Setúbal’s Liquid Gold
Text Sarah Ahmed
Is there any better litmus test of what’s delicious and great value than what members of the wine trade themselves buy?
Adega de Borba Garrafeira red 2009
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
When cooperative cellars emerged, they brought with them concerns about quality, which at the time were unheard of in Portugal.
Hotel M’ar de Ar Aqueduto – Degust’Ar Restaurant
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
Chef António Nobre was born in 1969 in Beja, where he also studied. His mother was an excellent cook and, with her, he discovered the aromas and flavours of Alentejo cuisine.
The Port Knight Rises
Text Ilkka Sirén
A couple of months ago while having a vacation in Greece I received a letter. A letter signed by Mr. George Sandeman. A letter which was somewhat unexpected.
Palato do Côa wines – A dream in no rush
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
In 2008, Carlos Magalhães, an oenologist with experience in Alentejo and in Bairrada, discovered Quinta da Saudade, in Muxagata village, in county Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
Taberna Típica Quarta-Feira
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
In one of the many intertwined streets in Évora, we find Rua do Inverno (“Winter street”).
João Portugal Ramos
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
João Portugal Ramos got a degree in Agronomy from Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Higher Institute of Agronomy) in 1977.
Wines by Monte da Raposinha
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Once upon a time, a fox – an omnivorous animal – walked under a vineyard from which beautiful bunches of grapes hung. Vulpes vulpes was hungry; she tried hard to grab some grapes, but couldn’t reach.
Esporão’s history and its wines
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Reguengos de Monsaraz is a town 170 kilometres away from the ocean coastline. For centuries, even millennia, fog in that area of Alentejo would be an extremely rare phenomenon.
Esporão's history and its wines
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Reguengos de Monsaraz is a town 170 kilometres away from the ocean coastline. For centuries, even millennia, fog in that area of Alentejo would be an extremely rare phenomenon.
Old Wines From Casa de Paços
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
This company’s tradition with green wine goes back a long time. Its production is split between the land in Barcelos and the land in Monção.
