Category portugal

Some Notes on Port

March 5, 2009 · by · in bartending blog, food waiter blog, fortified wine blog, port, portugal, steve nicolle, teaching notes on port, waiterextraordinaire blog, wine blog · 4 Comments

Everyone knows what port is for the most part but here are the notes I give to the bartending class on the subject. Of course , every bartender is interested in mixing cocktails but they must also have some knowledge on fortified wines such as port. Although not extensive , these notes on port is […]

Madeira

February 19, 2009 · by · in fortified wine, grape variety blog, madeira, portugal, stevenicolle, waiter blog, waiterextraordinaire blog, wine blog, wine teacher blog · 6 Comments

Today’s wine post is about a fortified wine that comes from the island of Madeira which belongs to Portugal in the Atlantic. I have had the opportunity of stopping for a day at the port of Funchal doing a crossing of the Atlantic while working on a cruiseship. What a beautiful island it is too! […]