We all remember the movie Sideways and the negative connotations Merlot received after the movie came out (but it’s quite possible that Merlot was on its way down well before…
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Who doesn’t love an expensive, hard-to-find bottle of French wine every once in awhile? There’s something romantic and alluring about a nice wine from one of the oldest wine producing…
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Okay, so I’ve focused on history in Sintra, the making of Port in Porto, the scenery in the Douro Valley and the excitement of Lisbon (if you missed any of…
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Portugal is a really unique country, which is why it was so much fun to visit several different regions while there last month. After an amazing time up North (in…
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Portugal sure is getting a lot of attention these days. Travel + Leisure named it the 2016 Travel Destination of the Year and it’s on several top travel lists this…
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After having some amazingly delicious fresh figs in Portugal, I’ve been trying to incorporate fresh figs into more meals. Lucky for me it’s fig season! Don’t worry, I still have A LOT more…
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Just a 3 hour train ride North of Lisbon is Portugal’s second largest city, Porto (or Oporto as some people call it). On our tour of Portugal, it was our…
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Well, I’m back from an amazing trip to Portugal and I can honestly say it was one of the best trips I’ve ever had! Portugal is, in a nutshell, an…
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The other day I was looking back at previous posts and having a lot of fun reading about where I’ve been and what wines I’ve tasted since I started this…
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Outside of Vinho Verde (the super light, slightly fizzy “green wine”) and Port (the fortified sweet after-dinner wine), I’m not very familiar with the wines coming out of Portugal. I’d heard that Portugal’s starting…