Madeira wine is a superstar from the Portuguese island of Madeira and has a fascinating story to tell. From its origins and the vines to its production and unforgettable taste—Madeira wine is a legend through and through. Immerse yourself in the world of Madeira now.

Vinho Verde. This is not only a wine, but also the name of the region it comes from. It stretches across northwestern Portugal between the Douro and Minho rivers. The region is very green, hence the name of the wine (Portuguese for "green wine"). In the flat valleys near the rivers, grapes are grown for mass production, while on the rather inhospitable slopes, exciting low-yielding grapes grow, which are cultivated for the production of high-quality wines.It is precisely for these wines that our hearts beat ... Here you can learn more about what makes them so special!

Portugal’s wine country covers 260,000 hectares across five wine-growing regions and 40 quality wine-growing areas. In this article, you’ll discover what makes Portuguese wines so special, the different wine categories, how to identify quality by certain designations, and the story behind cork. Read more now.

One could talk endlessly about Portuguese wine culture, the diversity of the vines, the flavors, and the wonderful food. There are now over 200 grape varieties on the Portuguese wine palette. In this article, we present a brief introduction to the beautiful world of Portuguese wines, introducing selected red and white grape varieties and the Portuguese climate that gives Portugal's wines their unforgettable flavor. 

Yes, we are sardine lovers! Sardine lovers are people who love sardine cans – whether full or empty as a collector's item. Although we prefer the full ones. One of our favorite sardine brands comes from Matosinhos, about ten kilometers northwest of Porto on the Atlantic coast. This port city is home to Fábrica de Conservas Pinhais, the Pinhais cannery, which we had the opportunity to visit on our last trip to Porto. Here you will learn what makes Pinhais & Nuri so special. Enjoy!

Behind Saboreal are three good friends whose goal is to bring traditional fish specialties to the world with a modern twist and in a new guise. For example, to Berlin, to us!All pastries are made from local ingredients and produced by hand in the Algarve. Vincent Jonckheere, one of the founders, is visiting us and letting us taste his pastries made of sardine, mackerel, and tuna.  We look forward to him and, of course, to you!

With the kind support of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, we invite you to a tasting with a focus on Portugal on December 1. As you already know, Portugal has much more to offer than football-European champions, for example, absolutely fantastic world-class wines. To complement this, we will be serving delicious Portuguese canned fish. A few more surprises are also in store, including from Anabela's Kitchen and Natas Berlin – but only while supplies last!

4 days, 4 regions, countless fantastic wines. That is the summary in numbers of our recent trip to Portugal. What we experienced and who we met, we tell in this blog post. There is news from Rita Marques Ferreira from Conceito Wines from the Douro, a discovery in terms of Alvarinho, a new vintage from Alvaro Castro ... enjoy reading and traveling in your imagination!

Madeira? Madeira, Madeira ...? Isn't that an island in the Atlantic? And isn't that where the Portuguese football hero Cristiano Ronaldo comes from? That's all true. But Madeira is also the protected designation of origin name for an excellent and still little-known fortified wine that comes from the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira. And that, of course, is what interests us gourmets the most! You can read all here about what you have always wanted to know about it!

Friday, October 13, 2017 is the day: we invite you to our annual carton party! The concept is quite simple: we need space for our many new discoveries and therefore cordially invite you to taste various wines in a relaxed atmosphere and then take your favorites home by the carton with a discount of up to 25% per case. So roll up your sleeves and make room in your trunk and wine cellar!

France and Portugal share close ties and have much in common, including the important role that winemaking plays in both countries—not only in the identity of their people, but also in their economies and tourism industries. So it is no wonder that we French people in Berlin are so fond of Portugal and its products, especially its wine! Two winemakers we know personally and highly regard both for their exceptional wines and as good friends are Antonio Madeira and Tiago Teles. Both belong to the group of “French-Portuguese” people who have one foot in France and the other in Portugal. Their wines “Vinhas Velhas 2013” and “Maria da Graça 2015” are among our favorites. Here we tell you why.

On Friday, 7. August the traditional new garlic harvest is celebrated in Lautrec in southern France. A wonderful occasion for us to do the same, with a few days' delay, on August 19th in Wilmersdorf too: to complement the fresh, spicy bulbs, we will serve you our favorite rosé wines. And anyone who dresses according to the theme will be rewarded with a little surprise ...