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An Imprisoned Man’s Resilience Keeps Hope Alive For Wines In Southern Portugal

The fun and uplifting accordion music made people spontaneously dance around as the delicious smells of lamb stew and sausages filled the room. Wives and husbands broke out in song singing old traditional melodies, reminding themselves of their children as … Continue reading

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Southern Portugal’s Wines Will Not Allow History to Define Them

Two categories stick out when we think of wines from Portugal, Port and Vinho Verde. Funnily enough, these two styles of wines could not be more different. Port is a fortified sweet wine made from red grapes (there is a … Continue reading

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