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In total, Portugal received an impressive five Best in Show, 11 Platinum and 25 Gold medals across all styles of wine, and while fortified wines Port and Madeira tend to perform well year on year, it was Portugal’s top-scoring dry red wines that greatly impressed. Scroll down to see the 95+ point Portuguese red wines from DWWA 2020 and tasting notes Showing top quality at every price point, both value and premium red wines topped the list with two Best in Show, seven Platinum and six Gold med...

The Winemaker Experience at Quinta dos Vales The Algarve wine-producing region is coming of age. Often overshadowed by the fine wines in northern Portugal, the quality of Algarve wines has improved in recent years with a steady increase in producers using new methodologies, and the wines are now winning international awards. For wine lovers, the Algarve offers some new experiences - from learning to blend your own distinctive bottle of wine, tasting on historic scenic estates, enjoying a select...

Whether it’s light reds for grilled meats or crisp, fresh whites for salads or seafood, here are 10 wines to welcome the change of season.

20 reasons why Portugal should be your first holiday after lockdown is lifted Quarantine-free holidays to Portugal look promising as data suggests the country should be green-listed next month Portugal could soon be added to holiday green list Credit: Getty In the new dawn of travel, when the starting gun has sounded and we are all longing for a taste of the unknown, exotic or merely different, Portugal is that rare thing of being near but with beaches that rival the Caribbean, of being foreign...

Skip to main content This $14 Italian red is a gem that invites a pairing with a pot roast or pasta Dave McIntyre, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail From left: Zeni FeF Collection Corvina Veronese 2018, Babylonstoren Mourvedre Rosé 2020, Bovale Old Vines Bobal 2019, Longevity Vintner Select Pinot Grigio 2019, Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho 2019.The Washington Post Some people enjoy expensive trophy wines. For me, the real gems are value-packed, reasonably priced wines fr...

April 5, 2021 You are here: Home / Animals / Inconvenient Truths: Spanish Solar Firm Slaughters 500 Native Deer to Make Way for Panels Inconvenient Truths: Spanish Solar Firm Slaughters 500 Native Deer to Make Way for Panels The modern ‘green’ worships wind turbines and solar panels in the belief that they’re literally saving the planet, merrily ignoring the wave of environmental destruction wrought by their beloveds. Solar panels are pitched as the paragon of ‘green’ energy, silentl...

Best Portuguese landscape announced Herdade da Contenda has won the National Landscape Award 2020. The candidacy "A landscape of reference in Raia – A Herdade da Contenda", from the municipal company Herdade da Contenda, was chosen from 25 applications submitted to the jury by entities from all over the country and will therefore represent Portugal in the Landscape Prize of the Council of Europe. "At a time when we are affirming the municipality of Moura as a diversified destination, the priz...