Ep 483: A Trip to Portugal -- Wine Insights & Travel Tips

<p class="MsoNormal">This show is a recap of the wine experiences that we had while spending three weeks in Portugal and tasting through as much of the wines from that country as we could!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our itinerary included:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The Algarve</strong> in the southern part of the country – a beautiful, dramatic seaside area with sandstone and limestone cliffs, which drop into the sea. There, we stayed in Lagos, a lovely town with excellent food and some fantastic wine bars including <a href="https://mostowine.shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mosto</a> (the best!), <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/p/Taninos-Wine-Kitchen-100083687704596/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taninos</a> (also quite good), and <a href="https://barbosa-bar-kitchen.business.site/">Barbosa restaurant</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Other great restaurants were <a href= "https://www.pomolagos.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pomo Italian</a> and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/LAPIAZZETTAODIAXERE/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Piazzetta Pizzeria Italiana</a> in Odiaxére near Lagos (both run by real Italians with good Italian wine!), and <a href= "https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g776012-d2417276-r240837480-Saffron-Luz_Faro_District_Algarve.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saffron Indian Restaurant</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://mostowine.shop/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/IMG_3092.jpeg" alt="" width="403" height="302" /></a><br /> <a href="https://mostowine.shop/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Mosto Wine Shop in Lagos</span></strong></em></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Although we found that the native wines of the Algarve weren’t for us, we did have great bottle