I guess this will be a great year ...

Wine is much more than just a drink, it is a way of sharing and socialize, I would even dare to say it is a way of living. This is one of the explanations of the election of this wine for a very special moment: my birthday lunch...

This wine made from Antão Vaz, Arinto and Verdelho Grapes, had the perfect intensity and harmony to go with the John Dory fillets with roe panada from Dona Bia Restaurant.

Because I guess (Palpite) this will be a great year 

Note: Palpite means guess in Portuguese...

Restaurant of the Week: São Rosas, Estremoz, Portugal

Located next to Estremoz Castle, São Rosas name refers to the legend of the miracle of roses awarded to Queen Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, who turned the bread into flowers. 

São Rosas opened 20 years ago by Margarida Cabaço, mother of Tiago Cabaço, the produce of the wine of this week is undoubtedly a temple of Portuguese cuisine and an essential reference for getting the best out of the best raw products...

This temple was one of the main reasons for our passion for Estremoz. In October last year it was here that we had the first contact with the cuisine and wines of the city and, since then, it is a regular stop when we drive from Madrid to Portugal .

As starters we usually delight us with delicious scrambled eggs with asparagus or mushrooms filled with prawns and as main course an out of this world partridge that you should not miss. And obviously accompanied by Estremoz wines .

Important tips :

As you are in Alentejo doses are really generous for what should be taken into account when ordering.

Book in advance if you wish to avoid the heartbreak of having to choose an alternative if it is full...

Where ?

Largo D. Dinis # 11

7100-509 Estremoz

Tel : +351 268 33 33 45

How much?

20-30 €

Happy New Year!

As some of you may be wondering , there is a reason behind the choice of these two wines for the new year's eve, I wanted to celebrate with my friends this project called fdgoodlife that I've started about one year and a half ago. This event preparation started about a month ago when in one of the trips Madrid-Lisbon I've stopped in Estremoz, a portuguese city that I have a special feelling for its people, its flavours and for its wines... Objective: To taste blog because in my New Year's Eve I wanted toast with friends, wine included .

by mid-morning we started by visiting the cellar of Tiago Cabaço and then we tasted four of their wines including two blog 2010. We were with my parents and with the lovely Maria, sharing stories, tasting and discovering these two great wines that share the name but have very different personalities... The Blog 10 always elegant from beginning to end and the bi-varietal (Alicante Bouchet and Sirah) more irreverent and I would say fun as was completely changing throughout the conversation .

These were such magical moments of sharing around the wine that I had no doubts that much more than because of the name these had to be in my new year's eve...

Wine of the week: Monte das Servas Colheita Seleccionada

And this week's Wine: "Monte das Servas Colheita Seleccionada"

Do you often have a "deja-vu", or you feel you already met somebody but you don't know where from? This was almost what happened when last year, when we went to spend a weekend at Estremoz, Portugal we found the wines from Herdade das Servas, a name that I had in my mind due to a wine tasting that I did six years ago in Vila Viçosa, (Alentejo/ Portugal), with Tiago Garcia one of the winemakers of this winery. 

Despite I've remembered the brand I did not remember its wines, but this would completely change after that weekend and the visit to this winery. Its wines started to be frequent in our home and specially Monte das Servas colheita seleccionada, which was discontinuated and substituted by Herdade das Servas Colheita Seleccionada...

Wine of the week

Today we start a new feature on the Blog: Wine of the week!

There are exceptions, but normally the label of a bottle of wine reflects its soul. This week I recommend Solar dos Lobos Colheita Selecionada, a wine with one of the most interesting labels I've ever seen. Not only by its relaxed and informal spirit like the wine it keeps inside but also for its informative character...