Total production of wine around the world has been declining since a peak in 2004 in the face of steadily increasing demand.

Economists believe that a wine shortage will result because vineyards will not be able to meet consumer demand.

Spain has exited recession with the narrowest of margins.

The country’s economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months, edging the economy out of the recession which stalked the nation for the last two years.

TV cameras will be allowed to record proceedings at the Court of Appeal for the first time in the United Kingdom.

Filming will begin as early as Thursday.

Portugal’s president says we should look at Ireland’s economic performance and its successful conclusion to the Troika’s economic regulation, and he refuses to call early elections because Portugal first has to become a "normal country" again.

Cavaco Silva said that it was not the Troika that made Portugal slip in the ranking of ‘ease of doing business’ in a report released yesterday to the annoyance of Portugal’s leadership.

To promote 'responsible pet keeping' the government wants a maximum of two dogs per household, unless you have posh Portuguese pedigree dogs when you can house up to ten.

In "urban buildings and houses without street access" it could soon be illegal to own more than two dogs or four cats. Four pets will be the limit, ten if you are a breeder as above.

A total of 9 Portuguese hotels are final nominees for the Condé Nast Excellence Awards this year, including 'Algarve Pine Cliffs Terraces and Villas.'

Vidago Palace is nominated for the award for new or renovated hotels. The best luxury apartment category is headed by the Algarve's very own  Algarve Pine Cliffs Terraces and Villas.

In the year to the end of September 27,318 companies were set up in Portugal, 16.4% more than a year ago.

According to the D&B Business Barometer in the third quarter of 2013 there was a 12.2% increase in business creations and a welcome decline in closures (-18 %) and in insolvencies (-6.4 %) compared to the same quarter of 2012.

The staggering price of property in central London has been outstripped by that of farmland in the UK.

The cost of prime arable land rose by nearly 11% to £7,594 an acre last year.