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Portuguese Wine Pack to Entertain Family without Breaking the Bank

Despite Portugal being one of the smallest countries in southern-western Europe—about the size of the state of Indiana—it is blessed with contrasting terroirs and region-specific wine varietals that result in an abundance of wine and spirits offerings. Home to the Douro Valley, the oldest demarcated wine region in the world, Portugal’s long-standing tradition in wine-making […]

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How to Shop For Food In Portugal: What and Where to Find the Best Produce in Season

Guest Author

In the summer, Lisbon – and Portugal in general – has always been a huge draw for visitors, and this trend doesn’t look to be subsiding. What’s interesting is the considerable rise in independent and extended-stay vacationing, pushing an equal rise in food shopping – after all, there’s no hotel room service is a hostel/flat, no matter how

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10 Delicious Reasons Why You Should Visit Portugal!

Guest Author

Over the years that I’ve lived in Portugal, I have developed an appreciation for some relatively off-the-wall flavors; dishes that I would’ve stayed clear of if they weren’t ordered by a fellow diner. What a shame it would have been to miss out on so many extraordinary flavors. Portugal has brought out the proud “foodie”

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How to Fall Deeply in Love with Portugal and Spain

Gabriella Opaz

Not surprisingly, I’ve delayed writing this post for weeks, dutifully trying to answer the question, “what happened over the past 6 years and how does one summarize such an experience in one article?” Admittedly, it’s absolutely impossible. To write a one off post on how our lives have changed feels as inconsequential as writing a

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Cooking up a Farewell Feast with Moscatel

Sonia Nolasco

Parting is such sweet sorrow. That Bard really knew what he was talking about, didn’t he? It’s this way with Gabriella and Ryan’s announcement that Catavino is saying goodbye. My emotions were mixed at hearing the news. Initially, I was disappointed that I wouldn’t have my monthly outpouring of a favorite Portuguese dish, wine or

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Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled Part II

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s Note: In Part II, we continue our travels through the Beira Baixa, pairing two area reds with a regional duck dish. I enjoy reading wine labels, but I can’t ever recall a time when one jerked a tear out of me. But two bottles of red from Quinta dos Termos in the Beira Baixa

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Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s Note: In this PART I of “Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled” we delve into the area’s challenges while highlighting its largest private wine producer in the Cova da Beira wine region. In Part II, we’ll explore more about its wines, and pair two with a regional dish. I have this fear that one

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Aldeias de Portugal Part 2: A Luxurious Weekend Getaway

Guest Author

I am absolutely in love with Portugal’s picturesque little villages called Aldeias. Recently, in Part 1 of my aldeia experience, I recounted the memorable weekend I spent with Rita’s family at their home in Avecasta, an aldeia in Ribatejo and how in their gracious hospitality, filled my appetite with the freshest, homecooked meals using all

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Aldeias of Portugal Part 1: Staying with Friends

Guest Author

Aldeia in Portuguese means village, but many of these places are smaller than how a “village” is traditionally defined, with only a handful of houses and a café. However, it is as a result of these little settlements that Portugal’s history, traditional lifestyle, culture, and festivals have been preserved and maintained. Most of these aldeias

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In the Big Apple: Dinner and a Movie Portuguese-style

Sonia Nolasco

Earlier this month, I somehow managed to convince my husband to go watch a nearly five-hour long movie. But it wasn’t just any movie, it was one based on the novella “The Mysteries of Lisbon” by the 19th-Century Portuguese author Camilo Castelo Branco, and starring some of my favorite Luso actors (mixed with a French

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Alfama: Fantastic Portuguese Restaurant in NYC

Sonia Nolasco

Though New York City is indeed a melting pot with a hodgepodge of restaurants featuring cuisines from all over the world, Portuguese restaurants do not abound, unfortunately. New spots have propped up breathing new life into Portuguese options in the Big Apple, like George Mendes’s Aldea and Chinese/Portuguese fusion Macao Trading Co. Others like Pico came

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Grilling Season: How Portuguese Expats Fire it Up and What They Pour to Cool Down

Sonia Nolasco

Portuguese expats in the U.S. like to joke that if there’s a waft of sizzling sardines in the air then a fellow immigrant can’t be too far. They’re usually right. Growing up in New Jersey, expats’ grills were hardly ever graced by the usual American fare of hot dogs, hamburgers, porter house steaks, ribs, lobster

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Pairing Wines with Portugal’s Faithful Friend: Bacalhau

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s note: In 2009, Catavino contributor Andrea Smith dove into the origins, popularity and over-fishing of cod fish or “Bacalhau” in my native Portuguese. Today, I pick up where Andrea left off with a greater focus on how to prepare the dry, salted version of this flavorful fish, featuring four dishes and a few wines

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Petiscos: The Portuguese Cousin of Spanish Tapas

Sonia Nolasco

In the American restaurant scene, the Spanish small plates, “Tapas, ” are no conundrum. But say the word “Pintxos” (generally bread topped with a fish or meat mixture, especially popular in the Basque region of Spain) and you’ll lose a few people. Say the Portuguese word “Petiscos” and you’ll get a whole lot of blank

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Colheita & Tawny Port Wines: Unique Styles of Wine for a Unique Moment

Guest Author

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by Stuart George, a freelance writer in London. Stuart studied English and European Literature at the University of Warwick and then worked as a wine merchant, travelling extensively through the world’s wine regions, before turning to wine writing. We are elated to feature him today, in hopes of

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portuguese wine

Portuguese Wine Pack to Entertain Family without Breaking the Bank

How to Shop For Food In Portugal: What and Where to Find the Best Produce in Season

10 Delicious Reasons Why You Should Visit Portugal!

How to Fall Deeply in Love with Portugal and Spain

Cooking up a Farewell Feast with Moscatel

Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled Part II

Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled

Aldeias de Portugal Part 2: A Luxurious Weekend Getaway

Aldeias of Portugal Part 1: Staying with Friends

In the Big Apple: Dinner and a Movie Portuguese-style

Alfama: Fantastic Portuguese Restaurant in NYC

Grilling Season: How Portuguese Expats Fire it Up and What They Pour to Cool Down

Pairing Wines with Portugal’s Faithful Friend: Bacalhau

Petiscos: The Portuguese Cousin of Spanish Tapas

Colheita & Tawny Port Wines: Unique Styles of Wine for a Unique Moment

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