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Wine, Books, Conferences, and the 2008 Vintage
Catavino.net | August 20th 2008
It’s crunch time here at the Spanish office of the European Wine Bloggers Conference. Every day a new issue, a new question, and the realization that we forgot to do something! That combined with a now ever expanding desire from non-delegates read more
Vinho Verde by the Pool
The Wine Case | July 23rd 2008 by The Wine Case
Had a lovely pool party at one of my best friends’ house, last weekend. Lots of swimming, lots of sun, great barbecue (scrumptious filet mignon) and, of course, some wine. I’d brought a bottle of Hurluberlu, a nice, fresh cabernet franc m read more
A Belem Lunch with a Portuguese White Wine
Catavino.net | July 8th 2008
Editor’s Note: Andrea Smith is one of our newest additions to the Catavino crew. A 25 year old budding wine enthusiast, chef and linguist, Andrea is no stranger to seeking out great food and wine combinations. Having grown up in Northern Virgin read more
Le côté blanc du Cellier ibérique
A chacun sa bouteille | June 21st 2008 by The Wine Case
Avec les arrivages du dernier numéro de la revue Cellier, le vin rouge a été largement à l’honneur. Avec raison, puisque l’Espagne et le Portugal en offrent de superbes, à tous les niveaux de prix. De l’Artazuri, très beau vin read more
Almoço de petiscos no Dia de Portugal ...
Cinco Quartos de Laranja | June 11th 2008
Dia 10 de Junho é o Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas e, como tal, é feriado. Esteve um dia quente, característico desta altura do ano, entre nós. Pelas notícias, foi um dia em que muita gente aproveitou e foi para a prai read more
Three Great Summer Sparklers
The Blue Collar Sommelier | June 1st 2008 by Dan
As I mentioned in the last post, I've switched my format a bit. I'm now concentrating on a few wines at a time that I have tasted over several days as opposed to tasting all five wines at once. As my first post since I've abandoned the Thursday Night read more
2+1 Survey Returns with Joe “1WineDude” Roberts
Catavino | May 27th 2008
Awhile back, Catavino ran a feature we called the 2 + 1 Iberian Wine Survey. The idea behind the survey was not only to get wine bloggers feedback on Spanish and Portuguese wine, but also an opportunity for readers to gain a better perspective as to read more
Para quem gosta de Vinhos Doces
Enochatos | May 14th 2008 by Claudio Torres
Muitas vezes recebo emails de iniciantes dizendo que gostam mesmo é de Vinho Doce e que não se acostumam com os Vinhos Secos. Cheguei a escrever alguns artigos sobre o assunto, que referencio ao final. Mas minha curiosidade, a insistência dos leit read more
2006 Casa de Vila Verde Vinho Verde 89 points
dailywinetasting | April 1st 2008 by richard board
Casa de Vila Verde 2006 Vinho Verde; $8Perfect for the springtime or summertime, crisp and lively but very dry. This Vinho Verde shows granny smith apples, lime and pink grapefruit flavors, a deliciously fresh wine, with green edges and lively flavor read more
Portuguese Wine Retailer, Vitor Mendes, and his Passion for Portu…
Catavino.net | November 14th 2007
Every blogger loves comments, as infrequent as they may be at times. Without them, our job becomes relatively meaningless, as if we get up in the morning to write only for ourselves. Comments give us perspective, direction and a gauge to understand i read more
2 Fantastic White Mono-varietal Portuguese Wines
Catavino | August 31st 2007
Do you ever have those nights when you just want something simple? When anything other than opening a package of meat and putting it directly on the grill sounds too complicated and annoying. A few nights ago, we had this exact experience, debating read more
3 Portuguese Wines and an Orange Metal Bucket
Catavino | August 27th 2007
It was chilly last night, really chilly. As the sun set upon Terrassa, and the yellow hues faded to a reddish glow that cascaded upon our livingroom floor as if someone spilled a bucket of crimson paint, Ryan and I looked at each other internally a read more
Can White Wines Age?
Catavino.net | August 22nd 2007
A few days ago, we shared a fabulous wine and gourmet food shop for you to visit in Lisbon; however, what I failed to include in our article were the wines we tasted during our visit. Drat! I could fluff it up and tell you that the exclusion was in read more
Pena de Pato Wines from Sogrape Vinhos
Catavino | August 10th 2007
Last night, having put an entire chicken on the grill to accompany our mixed green salad topped with toasted gooey goat cheese rounds, we tasted a brand new range of wines from *Sogrape Vinhos called Pena de Pato. What we found most interesting abo read more
Masks and Wines in Lisbon
Catavino.net | August 7th 2007
We love stumbling upon the unexpected. In fact, that is the story of our life. Our best friends were for the most part all made this way, and our best memories have been created when things happen to us by chance. Such is the case with today’ read more
Restaurant Profile- Sacramento - Lisbon, Portugal
Catavino | August 6th 2007
To be honest, we never planned on eating at Sacramento. Having walked past it earlier in the day as we were leisurely meandering through Lisbon enjoying a relaxing Sunday, we had seen the brightly colored windows far different in both style and fee read more
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