If It’s Meant To Be, It’s Meant To Be
Text Ilkka Sirén
It was the summer of 2009. I was working in Bierzo, Spain as a cellar hand / vineyard mule. For me it was like a dream come true.
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Here you will find all the articles on our wine magazine
Vintage Taylor's is leading the stock market
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
My father was an artist, a painter. To him, investors were a hybrid of people with Diogenes Syndrome and speculators. However, this didn’t apply to all.
Vintage Taylor’s is leading the stock market
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
My father was an artist, a painter. To him, investors were a hybrid of people with Diogenes Syndrome and speculators. However, this didn’t apply to all.
Ruy Leão and his Shiko establishment
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
There’s a new place for Japanese food in Porto near Batalha, another restless area buzzing with all these new hotels and tapas restaurants, all very popular.
Maçanita – Siblings and Oenologists
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
After Sarah Ahmed’s article about oenologist António Maçanita, here, I would now like to highlight a project shared by António and his sister, Joana Maçanita,
Vinha d’Ervideira Antão Vaz Vindima Tardia 2013
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Hate is an ugly thing. Besides making your nose wrinkle, putting your toenails in a twist and making your liver go bad, hate does no good.
Vinha d'Ervideira Antão Vaz Vindima Tardia 2013
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Hate is an ugly thing. Besides making your nose wrinkle, putting your toenails in a twist and making your liver go bad, hate does no good.
Olho no Pé: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Text Sarah Ahmed
In my last post about the Douro I urged you to “seek and ye shall find,” for no other Portuguese region can surely boast such a rich diversity of terroir?
Porto Fonseca Bicentenary
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Wines can be classified as good or bad, those with stories and those without, those which have history and those which don’t. Only good wines reach this last level. Longevity allows for historical stories.
Esporão, an Alentejo Classic
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
One of Alentejo’s greatest properties, with 4450 acres of land, 1100 of which have active vineyards and the other 200 acres have olive trees producing excellent olive oil.
Quinta de Covela – the new wines of 2014
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
On the 22nd April, Quinta de Covela came to Lisbon to present their wines harvested in 2014.
Wine Tradition, History and Production as an Art
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
Alentejo encompasses a significant number of magic places; whether for beautiful scenery, never-ending lands, earth-grown products or historical families and buildings.
Vasques de Carvalho Wines
Text João Barbosa | Translation Jani Dunne
Cosmic scale aside, ‘a century ago’ is a long way away. Back then, the world was black and white… at least it’s what photographs show. Nonsense aside, reaching that milestone is worth celebrating.
Easter Witches and Port
Text Ilkka Sirén
Easter time is upon us. We Finns are quite talented in taking any religious holiday, remove anything vaguely religious about it and turn it into a big eating and drinking fest.
Taberna Ó Balcão, a wild feast of scents and flavours by Chef Rodrigo Castelo
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
A typical tavern since the 40s, after appropriate remodelling, Taberna Ó Balcão was opened in 2013 and is owned by Chef Rodrigo Castelo, born in Santarém.
