It’s time I did a few articles about Portuguese wine. There is a long tradition of wine making in Portugal, but things have changed out of all recognition over the course of my lifetime. First, the areas put down to vines have changed quite substantially. Fifty years ago the Alentejo was a region mainly producing corn. But over the years corn growing has succumbed to the advance of the grape.
Wine in the Algarve
Wine in the Algarve
Wine in the Algarve
It’s time I did a few articles about Portuguese wine. There is a long tradition of wine making in Portugal, but things have changed out of all recognition over the course of my lifetime. First, the areas put down to vines have changed quite substantially. Fifty years ago the Alentejo was a region mainly producing corn. But over the years corn growing has succumbed to the advance of the grape.