Wines with a View: explore the region’s wineries with tours, wine tastings and more
Algarve Views has a simple goal: to showcase the Best the Region has to offer by bringing together Wine, Food, Nature and Culture – April 7, 2022 To combat seasonality in the region, Algarve Views is the brainchild of visionary Andreia Ferreira, who worked at Lagoa’s Wine Cooperative. She witnessed the gradual growth of wine production in the region, at a time when there were few wineries here. With a degree in Marketing and a...
Revisiting the hidden treasures and new flavours of Quinta dos Santos
Inside Carvoeiro revisits Quinta dos Santos to Discover their New Flavours – April 7, 2022 It was 2018 when the dos Santos family, originally from South Africa but with Portuguese roots, opened their stunning creation. Quinta dos Santos, an eight-hectare property located in Sesmarias, Lagoa, is better known for its artisanal beers, wines, and even olive oil. However, behind the gates of the whitewashed buildings, you’ll find treasures...
Arvad Wines is the “New Kid on the Block” in the Algarve Wine Scene
Arvad Wines: A new vineyard with ancient history – April 7, 2022 On a property by the Arade River, running along the riverbanks, Arvad is a winery made of history. Inaugurated in 2016, the winery rolls over 50 hectares of land, including nine hectares of vines, which are exposed to the winds from the north and the Algarve sun. “A Mediterranean climate with Atlantic influence”, the terroir consists of calcareous clay soil. The Algarve...
Free Course of Algarve Wines starts this March 22 in Lagoa
Lagoa Council will host a free course for anyone interested in learning about wine and how to identify their main characteristics – March 16, 2022 Lagoa Council has teamed up with the Hotel and Tourism School of Portimão (EHTP) and the Algarve Wine Commission (CVA) to host a free course focusing on Algarve wines. The course is part of the ‘Formação + Próxima’ programme and will begin at the Lagoa municipal library at 3pm on March 22....
Become a Remote Winemaker and Produce your Own Wine in Lagoa
New winemakers are reaping the fruit of their investment at Quinta dos Vales thanks to a unique project – December 7, 2021 It has been a little over a year since Quinta dos Vales’ exclusive The Winemaker Experience project was officially launched. Since then, 13 wine-loving couples and individuals have embarked on an exceptional adventure, which sees them become winemakers, producing wine to their taste by either renting or...
Lagoa Wine Experiences returns
After a “sold-out first session” last month, the Lagoa Wine Experiences wine tasting tour is returning on Saturday (September 11) between 10.30am and 6pm. Participants will yet again meet at Lagoa’s municipal pools before being taken to Dona Niza Wines in Carvoeiro, a “very recent project by a local who has an enormous passion for the land and wine” where a wine tasting event will be held. A welcome drink and lunch will be served at...
At home with The Vines
Quinta dos Vales opens its first residential wine resort in the Algarve – July 6, 2021 Algarve-based winery Quinta dos Vales has introduced The Vines, a brand-new resort of holiday homes, located in the heart of the renowned wine estate. The doors opened in June for the small resort with just 16 stand-alone houses, each comprising two independent villa suites. The balance of interior to exterior areas is ideally suited to the...
Noble vines: Morgado do Quintão
Meet the man behind some historic grapes at Morgado do Quintão – May 11, 2021 Down a long, winding country road lined with wild flora and fauna is a large, family-owned, organic vineyard estate. Even with my Google map pin securely placed on the location, I was still not 100% sure I had arrived until reached the main house. I was taken aback by the feeling of peace and grace that swept over me when I arrived. Morgado do Quintão...
Lagoa to host first Wine Cities Competition in November
It’s official – Lagoa has been selected to host Portugal’s first Wine Cities Competition, which will take place between November 26 and 29 at the town’s São José Convent. Around 600 Portuguese wines are to be judged, all of which will automatically enter the European wine competition ‘Città del Vino’ to be held in Italy between May 20 and 23 next year. “The Wine Cities Competition is the only such initiative in the world that...
Top 10 Algarve wines
For the 10th anniversary of Inside Carvoeiro, Algarve-based wine writer, Patrick Stuart, shares his list of 10 favourite Algarve wines as prepared for the special 100th edition of our sister magazine Essential Algarve A) Barranco Longo Blush Rosé A difficult rosé to beat in the sub 10-euro price range, there are fresh and delicate red fruit notes on the nose and a slight creaminess in the mouth with good acidity with a dry yet fruity...
