Part 1 - From Porto to the Douro Article and photos by Stewart Todd (c) August 2016 The wheels touched down on a Saturday morning at Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport, better known as Porto International Airport. I watched out the window of the plane as we taxied up to the terminal, which was originally [...]
It was a brilliant, sunny day when we arrived at Quinta do Mourão, just down the river and around the bend from Peso da Régua in the heart of the Douro’s Baixo Corgo. The panorama above was taken facing Northwest-ish from the main house with the Aquapura Douro Hotel on the far left and westernmost [...]
Some highlights of the 2010 Harvest Tour included a visit to the Gaia caves and tasting rooms of J. H. Andresen, C. da Silva, Sogevinus and Niepoort Vinhos, where the group tasted some extraordinary old Ports.
The 2008 FTLOP Harvest Tour ends with a tasting of Moscatels and Ports at Quinta do Portal, lunch at Rui Paula's DOC Restaurant, and dinner in Oporto.
The 2008 Harvest Tour of the Douro ended with visits to Quinta do Vesuvio, Quinta do Tedo and Quinta do Noval.
The 2008 Harvest Tour visits the Symingtons in Gaia, the cork makers Amorim, and then heads up to Régua. Dow's Vintage Port and Quinta da Pacheca wines featured.
The 2006 Harvest Tour closed with dinner at De Gusto in Porto together with the winemakers and wines from Quinta da Brunheda and Quinta da Vista Alegre.
The 2006 Harvest Tour visited some of the top Douro Quintas, including Crasto, Vargellas, Vesuvio, Vale Dona Maria, Noval, Portal and Silval.
This final instalment of 2006 Harvest Tour coverage culls all the tasting notes from the four travel articles into one easily referenced document - 193 Douro DOC and Port wines from top makers.
Part Two of the 2006 Harvest Tour story describes visits to the Niepoort Lodge and Symington Family Estates in Vila Nova de Gaia, and the sensational wines enjoyed at both.
