We’ve been on a quest to turn me into a full-fledged gin and tonic drinker, including drinking a gin and tonic at the Ritz Bar at the Four Seasons Lisbon.
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After our Bistro 4 dinner, we had one more round of Filipe’s gin and tonics. I climbed into the plush Porto Bay bed and dreamed of limpets in the pan.
The Global Village Restaurant starters included Ox Tongue and Cheek Croquettes, with white onion gel, vegetable relish, or Skeaghanore Duck liver parfait
We were tasked with the difficult job of learning more about the Italian sparkling wine. It’s a trip we started to refer to, happily, as #BolognaBubbles.
Catalan wine tourism is relatively new. Although the region has thousands of years of history, it’s only been recent that wineries are starting to reemerge.
Regardless of the reason, Esther, clearly wanted to show us the best of the property. And, to share the best of Hotel Aigua Blava with our readers.
There is a burgeoning food scene in Derry, and the Beech Hill Hotel is center, including artisan producers, from dairies, to meat producers, to bakeries.
How could it be that in our former wine drinking and wine collecting lives we had never been introduced to Emporda wine?
During our stay in Costa Brava, we tested accommodations at different price points. Here is a list of each of the places we stayed along with their pricing
That is how we found our way ninety minutes outside Lisbon, on a vineyard tour in Alentejo. Before that we really didn’t even know what Alentejo wine was.









