I have a strong preference for dry wines but there are occasions when a sweet table wine goes down well; such an occasion is a hot, sunny October afternoon in southern Portugal. My cousin Cindy’s husband Alex is not a big drinker but he does like the berry wines produced near his hometown of Ladner. [...]
From what I can find out there are no Portuguese beers available in British Columbia but be sure to let me know if I am wrong. So this week I will tell you about a brew of another kind. Most countries have their own version of ‘firewater’ and in Portugal it is called medronho. In [...]
I am currently on holiday in the south of Portugal, a region I have been visiting annually for 24 years. I stay in the town of Portimao in the province of Algarve which is famous for its many hours of sunshine, beautiful beaches and villages with old world charm jostling with modern resorts rampant with [...]