Once I got my head around the many different types of Portuguese coffee, the next obvious step was Portuguese cakes. After all, you can’t just order a coffee in Portugal. You need a c… Read More

Do you enjoy wine? I’m a very picky about my wine. In fact, I actually thought I would prefer sweet wines more than red wines until a recent trip to California. Because I’m… Read More

The final release of new wines for the year will be the December 12 VINTAGES Release and be on shelves this coming Saturday. The major theme of this release focuses on fine wines for holiday… Read More

The upcoming December 9, 2017 VINTAGES Release is the last (and largest) release of 2017 and features Fine Wines for Fêtes & Feasts as its main theme. The mini-theme in this releas… Read More

Portugal Seed market size, market segmentations by open pollinated, hybrid and genetically modified seeds, by crop type (wheat, maize, rice, olive, grapes, triticale, legumes, flowers, veget… Read More

Long before Portugal’s Algarve was a tourist destination, deep in the quiet sun-scorched hills surrounding the town of Montcarapacho, olive orchards thrived. Ancient Romans pressed… Read More

I’ve stayed in many hostels over the years, and these days I’m at the age where I tend to stay in hotels more. Porto’s Gallery hostel isn’t your typica… Read More

The August 20 VINTAGES Release will be on LCBO shelves this Saturday and features wines trending upwards as its main theme, while the secondary theme is a small selection of German wines. Th… Read More

They say we should eat to live and not live to eat. But in Portugal, the line between the two becomes blurred. Eating fresh, whole, seasonal and locally sourced may be ultra-trendy these day… Read More

Point Yamu by COMO Viewed from the Sea Point Yamu by COMO, Phuket The latest luxury property creating a buzz on the island of Phuket is Point Yamu by COMO. Still in soft opening pha… Read More