Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A Portuguese family recently expanded their foray into both the Alentejo and Dão regions, where they make vintages from indigenous ...

For many Americans, the wines of Portugal are a great unknown. Unlike those of France, Italy or Spain, Portuguese wines do not carry with them much of an identity. A mention evokes no particular image ...

Hatton writes for the Associated Press. CARCAVELOS, PORTUGAL — A 15-minute car ride west of downtown Lisbon, on a sliver of farmland cloistered by tightly bunched apartment blocks, the grape harvest ...

Port has a history as rich as the drink itself. The Romans first sowed the seeds of port production when they started ...

Portugal often gets overshadowed by its larger next-door neighbor, Spain, and that’s a shame. Happily, more people are discovering and recognizing Portugal for its beautiful landscape, soulful food, ...

Although Portuguese wine making and viticulture has modernized over the past 20 years, some vineyard owners and winemakers still cling to tradition, handcrafting wines the same way as their ancestors.

Portuguese wine sales in the U.S. market have increased 11.3 percent in 2009, making the U.S. the second largest export market for Portuguese table wines. Portuguese wine sales have been increasing in ...

A few years ago, I found myself with a couple of days to spare in Porto (as one does), the historic coastal city where Portugal’s sweet, fortified red was traditionally made and shipped out (mostly) ...

Antão Vaz. Arinto. Roupeiro. The latest flu viruses? No, three white wine grapes you have probably never heard of, unless you're into wines from Portugal. They make up the Esporão Reserva Branco 2009, ...

Give me a book over a screen any day. Infinitely more satisfying than anything delivered digitally, hardcovers are my jam. So imagine my delight when a friend reminded me about a tome on Portuguese ...