We’re in Aveiro now, hoping that the rain that’s finally hit us will clear up soon. I’ll use this quiet time for a quick sum up of my final (hopefully) thoughts on wine and wineries. We’ve now seen 5 wineries, from the small Quinta that produces 10,000 bottles a year, to two Quintas that each […]
The things you need to make some wine
We’re in Amarante now, population 11,000. Here is the view from our hotel room: Before we got here though, we had to cement the foundation of my wine training. After yesterday’s visit with Isa and Alberto, who make a Port wine, but aren’t really into marketing it because, according to Alberto, it’s too much trouble […]
Go Team Porto!
Many helpful drivers in Lisbon and Porto have made sure we understood the intense rivalry between Lisbon and Porto – both on the soccer field and in the tourism arena. And I am happy to report to you that – as much as we loved Lisbon – we are firmly on Team Porto. Porto is […]
Porto: New friends and packing woes
We had three hours on the train and I planned to use that three hours to take a step back and try to assess any possible common denominator in what goes wrong in our travels and, while I’m sure we are all assuming it is Ron, a frank assessment seems to indicate that the real […]
