We kick off our Douro Harvest 2016 tour with a new favorite, Aneto Wines, a vineyard we hadn’t visited before but had admired on Instagram via Mario Teixeira’s feed (@tex_mt) offering a behind the scenes look at the production of Aneto’s wines. We were very excited to be invited for a tour and tasting by […]
We kicked off this year’s Harvest trip with a visit to Taylor’s in Vila Nova de Gaia. Two years ago we stopped by for a tour and tasting, and this time we got the chance to enjoy their restaurant: Barão Fladgate. The view from the restaurant is one of the best; overlooking the Porto skyline […]
Shopping for Port wine? Planning a trip to Vila Nova de Gaia or the Douro, and want to familiarize yourself with the basics before tasting? Want to impress your friends? We’ve made a simple infographic including some very important Port wine basics that everyone should know. From the region where it’s produced, to serving tips, […]
We had the opportunity to visit OnWine at Vila Nova de Gaia recently to join their tasting of an impressive range of Quinta do Vallado wines. It was our first tasting at OnWine and we didn’t really know what to expect. Now that we’ve had the experience, we will definitely be back for many more […]
Quinta de Tourais embodies everything that is great about the Douro: its roots are in the history of both the region and the family, and its focus is on quality, producing wine from a broad range of Portuguese native grapes. Fernando Coelho is the co-owner and winemaker, maintaining the estate that has been in his […]
During last year’s Harvest, while enjoying the scenic N222 highway along the Douro river, we first noticed the sign for Quinta do Pôpa, and decided to stop by. Since then, Pôpa has become a place we make a point of visiting each time we’re in the Douro. On the steep climb up to the estate […]
