Hi, going to Portugal for 12 days in a few weeks, love wine but have never had port, thought I'd try some ahead of time. Any recommendations? Just looking for something decent but not expensive (aren't we all). Is port like sherry?
Yes, flying into Lisbon then getting rental car and driving out to Evora, 2 nights, then Tomar, 1 night, then Duoro Valley, Lamego 1 night, then Porto, 3 nights, then Coimbra, 1 night, then Lisbon, 3 nights, then fly back home. I just wanted to try something here before I go.Are you going to Porto? Just walk across the bridge and get anything TBH. I think I enjoyed Burmester when I was in the city most.
Yes, flying into Lisbon then getting rental car and driving out to Evora, 2 nights, then Tomar, 1 night, then Duoro Valley, Lamego 1 night, then Porto, 3 nights, then Coimbra, 1 night, then Lisbon, 3 nights, then fly back home. I just wanted to try something here before I go.
Portugal is wonderful, you'll have a great trip. I'm not sure if you've heard of Monsanto, but we made it an unexpected stop and definitely didn't regret it. Braga is also quite nice. Oporto and Lisbon of course.Hi, going to Portugal for 12 days in a few weeks, love wine but have never had port, thought I'd try some ahead of time. Any recommendations? Just looking for something decent but not expensive (aren't we all). Is port like sherry?
It's about 50% stronger than most red win, usually 19-20%, where most red wines are 13.5-14.5 (some big Zins at 15). White wines would be less. Way more sugar though, they are calorie bombs (which is why I mostly stopped drinking them even though I love them).Remember that port is at least twice as strong than regular wine when drinking it
Make sure you get two bottles. Then you can tell the server to "open up the Fladgate's"(Taylor Fladgate, Dow's, Warre's, Graham's, Quinta do Nova).
I didn't think Coimbra was worth more thaan the old library visit myself.Yes, flying into Lisbon then getting rental car and driving out to Evora, 2 nights, then Tomar, 1 night, then Duoro Valley, Lamego 1 night, then Porto, 3 nights, then Coimbra, 1 night, then Lisbon, 3 nights, then fly back home. I just wanted to try something here before I go.
Assuming you have booked places to stay but I have a favorable opinion of the Pousadas. We stayed in three of them. Government hotels, often in historic buildings. They usually have restaurants that focus on local recipes and foods. Book your Stay at Pousadas Portugal Official Website!Yes, flying into Lisbon then getting rental car and driving out to Evora, 2 nights, then Tomar, 1 night, then Duoro Valley, Lamego 1 night, then Porto, 3 nights, then Coimbra, 1 night, then Lisbon, 3 nights, then fly back home. I just wanted to try something here before I go.
You’ll have a blast. Algarve is England’s Florida. Nearly every UK person I’ve ever worked with goes there every winter. But to me, much less interesting than what you’re doing. Coimbra is worth it. So are the Roman baths.Gosh, I think I planned pretty well as it is, but I wish I had some of these suggestions a few weeks ago when I had to choose hotels and itinerary. Speaking of port, I did get a bottle of Taylor Fladgate 2016 Reserve Port, about $18 so not too bad, this weekend when we dye Ukrainian Easter eggs, we'll try it.
Coimbra is our stop between Porto and Lisbon, besides the library, just north is great Roman baths ruins of Conimbriga. Coimbra makes sense to see these things, also on the way there we'll stop at Alverio, the Venice of Portugal.
Not sure I can make it to Monsanto, but there are other small villages in the area around Evora that are supposed to be nice. People call this area an undiscovered Tuscany- old historic villages, cork forests, plenty of good wine.
The only area we can't see this time at all is the Algarve, the southern part where the Mediterranean coast is located. It looks gorgeous! Hopefully, next time.