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Locally Grown

October 11, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

While we preferred those fruits of our Random Garden most of all, we were able to flesh out our weekly…

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Filed under: Aldea, bio, Colares, hortas, locally grown, loja bio, organic, Portugal, praia das maçãs, produce, Sintra

Colares Close to Harvest

September 16, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

On my runs throughout the spring and summer, I ended my long loop running past the vines near Fontenelas: those…

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Filed under: Colares, Colares DOC, Fontenelas, grapes, Malvasia, praia das maçãs, Ramisco, vinhas, vinho

Vivenda Santa Rita

August 12, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

In the valley of Galamares Looking out over the hortas and vinhas of the departed barons and princes A mist…

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Filed under: Colares, Galamares, Portugal, Sintra

HopSin Brewpub, Colares

June 30, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We’ve followed the story of Sérgio and Marta Pardal, a local father and daughter brewing team, since I took my…

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Filed under: Banzão, brewpubs, Colares, craft beer, HopSin, Mag8 Brewing, petiscos, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Sete Ais IPa, taprooms

The Random Garden: Nêspera

April 26, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The flavor of a nêspera, or loquat, reminds me of several things. First, an apricot, but it’s also tart-sweet, like…

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Filed under: Colares, fruit jam, fruit trees, jam, loquats, nêspera, Portugal, Random Garden, Recipes

Trail Running

April 13, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The kilometers tick over like I’m on a treadmill. The tall pines fly past, lined up on either side of…

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Filed under: coastal views, Colares, Magoito, Portugal, Sintra, trail running, vines, vinhas

Budbreak: Colares

March 15, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The man crouched low between the rows to reach the tendrils winding from each arm of the vine. The vinhas…

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Filed under: Adega Viúva Gomes, Colares, Colares DOC, king cake, Lisboa, Lisboa VR, Malvasia, Mare e Corvus, Portugal, Ramisco, Recipes, vinho, vinhos, wine

Colares Terroir

August 17, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

When I ran yesterday morning, I said hello to a neighbor, who answered my bom dia with a smile: “But,…

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Filed under: Colares, DOC, grilled cheese, phylloxera, Portugal, Recipes, terroir, tosta mista, vines, wines

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