Wine

Food, the language of love

Food, the language of love
Portugal Resident
This month, the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs celebrated the language of love applied to delicious food. Members of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and their guests gathered at restaurant NUMA in Portimão for a friendly dinner on Friday, November 17. NUMA, named after Chef Nuno Martins and his wife Manuela, was born out of their family dream […]
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It’s a ‘new term’ for the Algarve Wine Society!

It’s a ‘new term’ for the Algarve Wine Society!
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It was like a new term for the Algarve Wine Society (AWS) at Faro’s School of Hospitality and Tourism this week. Sarah Ahmed, a leading UK authority on the wines of Portugal, kindly agreed to make a return visit to the prestigious college to update members on what’s happening in vineyards on our own doorstep.  […]
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Wine: Something new from M.O.B.

Wine: Something new from M.O.B.
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Fairly new on the market and only just in at Apolónia is Mini MOB, and no, it is not in a small bottle; the “mini” being an abbreviation of minimalist, meaning that this is a minimal intervention wine. This usually means wines that do not see any oak and no or minimal additives, which would seem […]
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C.A.S.A. members discover wine

C.A.S.A. members discover wine
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Social club visits Cabrita Winery and learns about wine-making process On Friday, April 21, a group of 26 members from C.A.S.A. Social Club visited Cabrita Winery (Silves), which is a family-owned winery having been in the same family for 50 years. This was a new venture for us. The weather favoured us, and the expected showers held […]
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Know your wine

Know your wine
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Tips for wine tasting Wine tasting is an art form in the process of evaluating wine. While a professional wine taster’s senses of taste and smell are finely tuned to detect the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle flavours, aromas and bouquets of wine, it can also be a fun activity that can be enjoyed by all. […]
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