I had never heard of the Douro Valley before our travels to Portugal. After our Douro Valley wine tasting tour, I realized it’s a gem of a wine region.
Category Archives: Europe
Europe Food Travel Guide, with tips and advice on what and where to eat in Europe.
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Hotel Monte Prado is located in Melgaço, one of the two regions of the Alto Minho. We were there to eat and to finish up our wine tasting in Minho.
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It was quiet in the Rural Hotel Convento dos Capuchos in Monção, Portugal. This was the third stop of the day on our epic Vinho Verde wine tasting.
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We only had a few of days in Minho, and wanted to focus on a Vinho Verde wine tasting tour. I learned a lot about wine from the bartender at Hotel Minho
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From the moment we received our Porto itinerary, one thing stuck out, dining at Chef Rui Paula’s DOP Porto. For me, DOP stands for high quality ingredients.
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In fact, if I were dropped into Monsaraz without having any idea where we were, I would hesitate to guess Portugal.
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With comfortable rooms and fun environment, the Moxy Milan is a great place to spend time when transiting on from Milan Malpanesa airport.
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As for our tour of Alentejo wine tasting . . . we stopped after Ervideira. We learned so much about the wine of the region, in such a short amount of time.
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Not until our first trip to Emilia Romagna, though, that we started to learn about tasting balsamic vinegar. I came to appreciate a good aged balsamico.
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The passport is called Discover Ferrari & Pavarotti Land Modena, Slow Food, Fast Cars. But, that is too much to type, so let’s just call it Discover Ferrari