Not even the worst of torrential rain could dampen the spirits of the thirty strong party from the Algarve Wine Society when they went Sherry tasting in Spain last week.
A wonderful trip organised by Committee Member , Pascal Preudhomme and his wife Vanessa , proved to be both fun and educational. The party stayed in the comfortable Sherry Hip Hotel in Jerez de la Frontera, a perfect spot from which to foray deeper into Sherry country.
Read moreIt was like a new term for the Algarve Wine Society 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. The tutored tasting of eight wines, specially chosen by Sarah to highlight the region’s exciting new developments, was followed by a 3 course lunch in the college restaurant served by the students.
Read moreThe December meeting of the Algarve Wine Society took a step into the tiny Arruda dos Vinhos subregion, just north of Lisbon - although there is nothing tiny about the production of the evening’s featured winery, Quinta de São Sebastião.
TANTALISING TREATS AT TRIBULUM
Last week saw an exceptional turnout of over eighty members of the Algarve Wine Society for a wonderful wine tasting experience at Tribulum Restaurant near Almancil.
Read morePortuguese regional wines demonstrate the benefits of sustainable viticulture at The Magnolia Hotel
There is a vast but often neglected range of high quality, small Portuguese regional wineries and the Algarve Wine Society’s latest wine pairing lunch concentrated on sampling some of the best of these. To add to the occasion the event took place in the recently refurbished Magnolia Hotel in Quinta do Lago, a new venue for the Society.
Read moreAlgarve Wine Society´s fourth Gourmet Dinner at Restaurante Florian
The Dão Winery, Quinta das Marias, presented no less than seven of its prestigious wines to the Algarve Wine Society at this year´s annual Gourmet Dinner at Restaurante Florian. The winery is owned by Peter and Elizabeth Eckert a Swiss couple who bought the near derelict property back in 1991. There was no hesitation in naming the property “Quinta das Marias” when Elizabeth and the three Eckert daughters all have “Maria” as part of their name.
Read moreInternational was truly the flavour of the day as the AWS headed north to Vidiguiera on Wednesday 21 March. Members originating from France, Belgium, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands took part in this day trip to Quinta do Quetzal for a tour followed by a tasting lunch
Read moreA special pairing for the AWSOn Tuesday 5 December at Alambique Restaurant in Vale de Lobo, the Algarve Wine Society held its last event of 2017, a lunch with wine from Lima Mayer in the upper Alentejo. This combination proved to be a match made in heaven
Read moreMembers of the Algarve Wine Society recently visited the medieval town of Toro – near Zamora in Spain - to taste the wines from that region. Much of the structure of the old town dates from the time of Christopher Columbus who made purchases of Toro wine from the old cellars that are 3 stories beneath street level
Read moreThree times full: AWS visits RibafreixoOn Wednesday 22 March, a full coach of 50 AWS members headed north to Vidigueira and the Ribafreixo estate, which has been producing wine for the last decade. In 2012 founders Mário Pinheiro and Nuno Bicó opened their new winery building, a strikingly modern landmark visible from the IP2 just south of Vidigueira
Read moreTHE ALGARVE WINE SOCIETY’SANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND GALA DINNER DANCE The Algarve Wine Society held its annual black tie Gala Dinner and Dance at Vila Vita Parc last Friday night, and members attended the Annual General Meeting which was convened by the Assembleia Geral’s President, Michael Savage. Anne Green, President of the Direcção, paid tribute to the existing Committee Members and welcomed Jane Chesworth to the Management Committee
Read moreMembers of the Algarve Wine Society recently visited the Dão region which lies in the heart of at the heart of the Beira Alta region of Portugal. This part of the country is home to some of Portugal’s most distinctive and distinguished red wines, and rapidly improving whites.
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