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Lidl in Portugal enjoys a more mainstream supermarket reputation than it does in the UK. Shopping there provides some excellent bargains and access to a number of products that have won leading magazine taste-testing accolades over recent years. Lidl’s wine…
With long summer nights spent barbecuing on the balcony and eating outside, we have begun to try a selection of rosé wines that we haven’t tasted before. This week we chose Monte dos Amigos, which is a blend of aragonez,…
There is no doubt that Portuguese wine is establishing a growing international reputation. At the 2013 Challenge International du Vin in France, Portuguese wines swept the board, taking home a total of 145 medals: 50 golds, 32 silvers and 63…
Vinho Verde is a popular wine in Portugal. It is ‘green’ wine – a light, often slightly sparkling wine made from young grapes. It is the perfect accompaniment to fish, shellfish and other light dishes. It’s also a very refreshing…
A family member was given two bottles of Tázem Reserva 2009 as a gift, so we opened one over Sunday dinner in order to test it out. This is a red wine from the Adega Cooperativa de Vila Nova de Tázem. Adegas…
We selected this red wine based on how good the Quinta da Alorna Reserva 2009 had been. The Reserva had won the gold Mundus Vini medal and was delicious, so we were excited to find the regular Quinta da Alorna…
Some time ago I reviewed Portugal’s popular Casal Garcia vinho verde wine, which is something we tend to drink a lot of to accompany seafood over the summer months. Casal Garcia also produce a delightful, slightly sparkling vinho verde rosé…
When the trusted waiter in your favourite restaurant tells you your choice of wine is “fantastic,” you know to expect good things. Whilst dining at Brisa do Rio in Tavira recently, my dining companion selected a bottle of red that…
We recently found a new white wine of choice that I only picked up due to its price and rather attractive label. People who don’t live in Portugal may find it hard to believe that I purchased a 2.50€ wine…
Porta da Ravessa is one of those Portuguese wines you see everywhere, from the tiniest of shops to the big supermarkets, and in all kinds of restauranta. It is cheap (under 2 euros), and dependable, and available in both red…
