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Shades of Grey
Vines Alsace I’d been to Libertine in North Melbourne last year to drink Tahbilk wines matched with their excellent cuisine, so when we read on the Del Zotto website that they were doing a similar...
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Something Different From Portugal – Herdade do Portocarro
Portuguese red wines are often about fruit, fruit and more fruit. That is great if you have that sort of pallet – which many important critics seem to have – but people have other tastes and like...
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Algave Allure
When you think of the Algarve in Portugal what comes to mind? Stunning beaches, great resorts, world class golf courses, fantastic restaurants, lots of bars and cafes all of which are flooded with...
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Mother Vine
I went to the movie premier of Mother Vine in Lisboa at the start of May. It is a movie by Ken Payton, known to me from his blog Reign of Terroir, as well as meeting him on a couple of occasions here...
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Quinta dos Vales Winery
Firstly I have not been into my blogging recently. Well, the last 7 months to be more precise. This coincides with the age of my first daughter, who is also 7 months old. Funny how that happens… I do...
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Palmela European City of Wine 2012
The town of Palmela in Portugal’s Setùbal Peninsular is the European city of wine in 2012. This is the first edition of this event which will bring many festivities to the town of Palmela and Setùbal...
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A Gifted Wine
I am very lucky with the customers I receive for visits to the wineries here in Portugal. I have not had a bad time on any of the trips I have taken. There are days we get stuck in traffic, or need to...
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Cab Savviness
Cabernet Sauvignon is probably one of the best known grape varieties in the world. This is probably because of 2 things; 1, it is a hardy variety which is quite resistant to diseases, so this makes it...
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