Portuguese Sardines

WINE OF THE WEEK: 2010 Niepoort Docil Vinho Verde Loureiro; from Portugal's Minho region; costs $12 to $15; serve with oysters, seafood stews, grilled fish, sardines. Here's an exceptional white wine made by genius Port producer Dirk Niepoort — and

I'd like to get lost in Morocco or Turkey or the south of France and get sick on grilled fresh sardines for a week, but in the meantime, I'm happy with Spanish and lightly smoked Portuguese brands that contain nothing more than fat, silky sardines,

Azoreans, Portuguese, and others who came later, all discovered different resources they could harvest from the near shore waters. At different times over the past 150 years these included abalone, albacore, anchovies, crabs, salmon, sardines,

Fishermen still cook sardines on the beach for a few euros along this protected Atlantic coast, which has seascapes reminiscent of Cornwall. For those in search of more highbrow culture, this year's European Capital of Culture is Guimarães,

If noshing on multi-culti tacos to a soundtrack of slammin' beats in a dingy basement is your idea of dining fine, then this long-running Portuguese seafood spot is not your kind of joint. If, instead, you prefer an elegantly appointed room complete