Wine with Leslie: Marking a revolutionary anniversary with Portugese wine

"Fifty years ago on the 25th April 1974 a virtually bloodless coup occurred in Lisbon, overthrowing 40 years of authoritarian fascist rule."

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024 - 11:38

Leslie Williams

Regular readers will know I like a bit of cultural context for my wine drinking, so it is about time we celebrated the Carnation Revolution.

Fifty years ago on the 25th April 1974 a virtually bloodless coup occurred in Lisbon, overthrowing 40 years of authoritarian fascist rule.

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