The glorious Douro River formed one of the most beautiful Paysages in all of Europe. This glorious region boasts of delicious wines and delightful culinary performances and magnificent mountains. Find out why the Douro Valley is so famous, how the Douro wine is grown and which grapes originate there.
Pet Nat is an abbreviation - the whole name is "Pétillant Naturel", which is French for "natural sparkling wine". But nobody says that, because "Pet Nat" just sounds cooler. Such a natural sparkling wine is not sulphurized and therefore a bit unpredictable. And it is the invention of some crazy French winemakers who became world famous years ago in the course of the Vins Naturels movement. You can read about what this is all about here. Have fun!
Madeira Wine is a superstar from the Portuguese Madeira Island and has an exciting story to tell. From origin to vine to production and unforgettable taste - Madeira wine is a legend through and through. Immerse yourself in the world of Madeira now.
Vinho Verde. It's not just a wine, it's also the name of the region it comes from. It stretches in north-western Portugal between the Douro and Minho rivers. The region is very green, hence the name of the wine (Portuguese for "green wine"). Grapes are grown for mass production in the flat valleys near the rivers, while the more inhospitable slopes grow exciting, low-yielding grapes that are grown for the production of high-quality wines. It is precisely for these wines that our heart beats ... Here you can find out more about what makes them so special!
A rosé is the ideal drink when it's warm outside and every evening invites you to an aperitif with friends. Whether by the pool, on the terrace, in the garden or just by the open window, in front of the front door, at the traffic light ... it doesn't really matter. The color palette of rosé wine ranges from almost transparent pink - just think of rosé de Provence, the symbol par excellence of hot summers by the pool or on the beach - to dark coral red.
Portugal's wine country covers 260,000 hectares spread over 5 wine-growing zones and 40 quality wine-growing areas. In this article you can find out what defines the quality of Portuguese wines, which wine categories there are, how to recognize quality based on certain designations and what the cork is all about. Read now.
Cheese is a natural product that is subject to certain fluctuations. For example, cheese changes over time – this is called aging. This short film is about how it changes and which cheeses are good to mature and which ones are not. Have fun!
One could rant endlessly about Portuguese wine culture, the variety of vines, taste and wonderful food. There are now over 200 grape varieties on the Portuguese wine range. With this article we present a small introduction to the beautiful world of wines from Portugal, with an introduction to selected red and white grape varieties and the Portuguese climate that gives Portugal's wines their unforgettable taste.
Earlier this year we sat down with Try Foods to do a sardine tasting. We are actually constantly trying new sardines, but such tastings at regular intervals are always good to refresh knowledge and to re-evaluate what has been saved. Individual preferences may change and the vintage sardines are more mature... And so we met in the sardine bar and bravely tried eleven different varieties. Find out here what we tasted!
Yes, we are Puxisardinophile! Puxisardinophile are the lovers of sardine cans - whether filled or empty as a collector's item. Although we prefer the filled ones. One of our favorite sardine brands comes from Matosinhos, about ten kilometers northwest of Porto on the Atlantic. In this port city is the Fábrica de Conservas Pinhais, the Pinhais canning factory, which we were allowed to visit on our last Porto trip. Here you can find out what makes Pinhais & Nuri so special. Have fun!
Mold can take on the most adventurous colors and shapes on cheese, so that the cheese sometimes looks like a small hairy animal... in most cases, however, the mold is not serious and is absolutely intentional. Just think of the white mold of Camembert or the many delicious blue cheeses ... Using various French and Italian raw milk cheeses, we explain in this film what types of mold there are and whether you can eat it or not. Have fun watching and don't be afraid of mold!
The Roquefort is the love of my life - at least when it comes to cheese. That beautiful blue one with the pale complexion is incredibly aromatic and probably not for anyone who is cautious about pasta with gorgonzola cream sauce when it comes to blue … And it not only tastes great, but is also something for the heart. We supposedly have a love story to thank for its creation.
