Fish + White Wine = Portugal
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
Portugal is currently the country with the greatest annual intake of fish per person in the European Union, and the third in the world after Iceland and Japan.
Rubrics of Still Wine (Table Wine)
A couple from the North fell in love with Alentejo’s Arrepiado Velho
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
One day, a couple from the North of Portugal decided to buy this piece of land near Sousel.
Quinta do Ortigão, from Bairrada to the World
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
Bairrada looks different. In the kingdom of the Baga grape, winds of change begin to blow as part of the new producers veer away from the more traditional register,
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.
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.
The 2014 whites by Caves do Solar de São Domingos
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
Since 1937, the company named Caves do Solar de São Domingos has been producing bubbly wines, aguardente velha, bagaçeira (wine spirits), and Bairrada and Dão wines. Their arcades were carved into rock.
Code name: Samarrinho
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
Com os seus 258 anos de história, a Real Companhia Velha decidiu enveredar por um caminho de pesquisa, inovação e experimentação. Desde 1996, ano em que foi criada a chamada ‘Fine Wine Division’,