Over the years I have been able to spend considerable time all over Portugal; birding, eating and drinking to my heart’s delight. Well, the...

Most birders are familiar with the Spanish dehesas. They might even have a visit to these Mediterranean steppes on their wish list. The Portuguese...

Now that it’s officially summer (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least), it’s time to cool off with some lighter, more refreshing wines. As with...

Whether they hail from the New World or the Old, orioles are undoubtedly fond of fruit. Of the thirty or so members of the...

Even though it’s late April, it was below freezing here in Albany, New York today as I stood in my backyard drinking my morning...

I originally reserved this week’s featured wine for a Hallowe’en review that I never got around to writing. The 2013 ‘Tyto alba’ from Companhia...

For much of its history, Portugal has sat secluded at what was long considered the very end of the known world — at least...

I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the...