The Monte da Ravasqueira, very near to Arraiolos, is a project by the José de Mello family, that has been focusing for decades in developing a unique property, 3000 hectares of a…
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The Presidential: In Douro with history, luxury and gastronomy
A sunny and warm morning in Porto was the preview of a nice trip to Douro, but not just any visit, a trip in a historic train, once used by kings, dictators,…
Quinta do Ameal
It was the year of 2013, we were in a wine tasting waiting for our glasses to be filled with Quinta do Ameal Loureiro, and despite already knowing the wines, we hadn’t met…
Chryseia 2014 and the creativity of Hans Neuner
On the past July the 6th, at Ocean (** Michelin), the restaurant of Vila Vita Park Hotel, Prats & Symington – a joint venture between the Symington family and the famous producer of…
A Day in Pinhão
Train Station of Pinhão During our stay at Vintage House Douro (see), we had the chance to visit (once again) Pinhão, located in the right margin of Douro, it is the center…
PipaDouro
Friendship I and Pipadouro II There’s nothing like waking up early in the morning and go out into the road, heading to Pinhão, leaving the motorway aside and travel through twists and…
Wine on Tour #2 – Quinta do Vesúvio
Quinta do Vesuvio 2009 at Tugra, restaurant of the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel After the #1 Wine on Tour in Paris, with the Graham’s 20 years Port, we went to Istanbul, this time with…
Wine on Tour #1 – Graham’s 20 Years old Tawny Port
Restaurant Septime (*Michelin) For some time now, the idea of promoting something Portuguese during our travels hovered in my head, we get to know amazing places, wonderful restaurants and excellent hotels, why…
Adegga Porto WineMarket 2014
On the April 5th, the city of Porto opened its doors to the Adegga group for the 1st edition of Porto WineMarket, having André Ribeirinho as cicerone, whom is by these days…