Rabelo Wines

In Porto, there are a lot of Wine Cellars which most of them are port of huge enterprised named Sogrape. Cellars like Sandeman since 2002, Casa Ferreirinha, Offley, Flichman and many many others.  Besides those big two companies said before (Sandeman and Offley), there is one that has a big highlight among them: The Ferreira Cellar. Ferreira Cellar's History Ferreira is a Port Wine brand that exists for 250 years and it is located in Vila Nova de Gaia, right in the south bank of The Douro ahead to the big city of Porto. Therefore, taste a bit of these wines is like tasting every bit of The Douro and every bit of Port Wine's history. It was created in 1751 by D. Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a businesswoman who dedicated most of her life to the Port Wine.  As many cellars that Sogrape can have none of them has a particularity like Ferreira Cellars: this is the only Wine Company that has been owned by only and only portuguese people.  Over the time, this cellar has always defends it

It is impossible to visit the city of Porto and the Douro region without visiting the restaurants that we will present. Below is a list with the best selection of restaurants that you cannot miss on a visit to the Porto and Douro region. Brasão Cervejaria Coliseu Brasão Cervejaria Coliseu, is a good option because you could not miss a francesinha option in this list of the best restaurants in Porto. On the other hand, the Brasão is particularly strong in snacks, such as truffle and mushroom patties, alheira, moelinhas and fried onions. This restaurant has no menus of the day. On average, each person has lunch for 20€, which is fair, considering  their fair reputation and location. In addition to the carefully prepared dishes (based on francesinhas and beautiful steaks), at Brasão Coliseu you will be received in an attentive and careful manner, in an intimate space. Located in Rua de Passos Manuel, Porto. The Wine House Restaurante - Quinta da Pacheca Elected in 2015 as Best Wine Tour

The Douro Museum, as a museum of territory, is the place par excellence for welcoming and representing the memory, culture and identity of the wine region - Douro Heritage of Humanity. If you are thinking of a good place where you can get to know the region in detail, the Douro museum is a place you cannot miss. Mission and objectives Nowadays, The Douro Museum, was conceived as a territory museum, multipurpose and polynuclear, aimed at gathering, conserving, identifying and disseminating the vast museological and documentary heritage scattered throughout the region, and should constitute an instrument at the service of the socio-cultural development of the Douro Demarcated Region. From a "community museology" perspective, the Douro Museum is a process whose development should involve active collaboration with local, regional and international institutions. The management of the Douro Museum is the responsibility of the Museu do Douro Foundation, created by Dec. Law 70/2006,

Whoever passes by the margins of the Douro River in Porto or Vila Nova de Gaia, certainly will not be oblivious to the small wooden boats that stood out there. The famous Rabelo Boats appeal to tradition, appeal to antiquity, appeal to the bravery and courage of the Portuguese people. Rabelo Boats are History. Perhaps a story that few people know… Rabelos Boats: A piece of the portuguese history  Before the creation of roads and railways, the distant and remote port wine estates were only accessible via Rio. It was here that delicious Port Wine was made, the gold of Portugal for a long time, and not it could be forgotten here. It had to be shown to the world. It had to be appreciated by the world. And so, the Rabelo Boats played a major role in the dignification of this delicious Portuguese Wine. At this time, the river was a calm and pleasant place. Until the dams started to be built in the 70s, this treacherous river had a fast and turbulent current. For this reason, its exasperated

We hear a lot about "That is very Vintage.." "This is Vintage..." but what does Vintage really means and more exactly what is its relation with Port Wine. Vintage Well, to begin with, Vintage means that something is classic, old although with extremely good quality. People start to consider something vintage when this object has more than 20 years. There are two types of "Vintage": 80's and 90's objets are considered to be the "The new Vintage"; Objets with al least 50 years are the "True Vintage"; Objets with more than 100 years are just antiques; Vintage Port Vintage Ports are incredibly hard to find as usually they are just 3% of any year's prodution. Besides that these wines aren't "declared" very often so that makes these wines even more hard to find, however when we found them we can taste one of the oldest and marvelous things on Earth. Vintage Ports aren't simply wines made from a single year's

If you are coming to Porto for the New Year's Eve celebration you have made an excellent choice. Not only Porto is one of the liveliest towns in Portugal in the last night of the year, but also because you can take your time to get to know the city better, a city full of history, culture and heritage. Of course, this situation can't be applied to the current year since we are in the middle of a terrible pandemy caused by Covid-19 virus (SARS-Cov-2). We hope that next year will be better so we can enjoy this beautiful place with friends and family. Now, let's check some of the best activities to do in this special night. Enjoy the Christmas Lights  Christmas and the New Year's Eve in Porto are two major events for all people in Porto, and experienced with great intensity and joy by all of those who visit the city this time of the year. As always, Porto has lit up the city with light and illuminated Christmas Trees.      Warm up with wine and chocolate at the Port Wine Ce