This is a luxurious wine tour with spectacular views, a mixture of big houses and small family producers that lead you to get to know the people, gastronomy and culture of Porto and Douro Valley region. Many wine regions lie along a famous river but the Douro in Portugal is one of the most spectacular in the world! The vines grow on break-neck slopes and landscape is unique and beautiful. In this experience you will enjoy two nights at a five star hotel in Porto and tree nights the in a charming wine hotel in the heart of the Douro Valley. The new generation of winegrowers of Douro Valley has the reputation for making excellent Port wine and a world-class non-fortified “table” wines. It is difficult today to make a living only from Port wine and climate and soil is also perfect for table wines, both reds and whites that today reach world class. This mix of Port and high quality table wine makes the Douro Valley an exciting wine region to visit. In Douro Valley many of the wines are made from genuine Portuguese grape varieties, rather than from international grapes that can be found anywhere in the world today. You will get to know wines made from touriga nacional, tinta roriz, touriga franca, sousa and others. The tour starts in Porto (sometimes called Oporto). It is one of the biggest cities in Portugal although it does not count more than 220,000 inhabitants. The city centre is a gem, very old and winding streets climb the hills with many architectural sights as well as a wealth of restaurant, bars and cafés Side by side with an amazing historic, artistic, architectural and urban heritage there is a contemporary creation, expressed in several areas, from museums to architecture, theatre to cinema and music festivals. Porto is on the UNESCO list of Cultural World Heritage and is a must to visit. An evening walk and a glass of port while enjoying the view across the river over the sister city of Vila Nova de Gaia cannot be avoided. It is actually in Vila Nova, and not in Porto, where all the Port houses have their lodges. You will spend the following three nights in Alto Douro, the heart of the Douro Valley. Price : 3500 Euro/person double occupancy Included 5 hotel nights, in five star hotel double occupancy, including breakfast : 2 nights in five-star hotel in Porto 3 nights in wine hotel in the Douro Valley Meals as described in the program above 5 gastronomic multi-course lunches, including wines, at wineries or local restaurants 2 gastronomic multi-course dinners, including wines Start and end point: Porto Bus transport during the whole trip All vineyard and winery visits 4 private, high quality tastings at wineries. 1 entrance at the Port Wine Museum 1 entrance and tastes at Gaia wine cellars 2 boat trips, in Porto and Douro Valley Visits will be in English or other language Wine guiding and tutoring by an expert wine guide. Not included: Travel (flights) to the destination and back from your home location. You organize your travel to the destination yourself. If you want assistance with organizing your flight tickets etc, please contact us. We warmly recommend that you plan a few extra days here if you have the time! It is a very interesting place and well worth some “non-wine” tourism too! We can assist you with booking additional hotel nights if you want. | Meet Me at Porto www.meetmeatporto.com Meet Me at Porto was founded by two friends with a passion for travel with the aim of providing exciting and unique experiences for passionate, demanding and sophisticated travelers. We create authentic and tailor made architectural, cultural, gastronomic, wine, golf and surf tours and travel experiences, with the aim of showing the most authentic side of each places you visit. |
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The next 6 wines I tasted at the Trialto head office tasting in November 2014 Paso Robles, California
Ray Perchaluk
Wine Consultant Graphic Designer Wine Notes Ray Perchaluk Associates rayperchaluk_associates@outlook.com Ray has 14 ½ years’ experience as a Product Consultant, higher certificate from the Wine Guild, and tasted over 14 thousand wines. He is quite famous, especially when he worked at the First Canadian Place Liquor Store for using his wine ratings from okay (best to pass on this wine) all the way up to Wow, Buy All You Can. B-10(This means you should be buying at least 10 cases of this wine).
The Austin Hope Syrah 2001 is a 90% opaque ruby red. It has a thick meniscus of pink and fine amber. A nose of black fruits and berries, spice hints. pomegranate, grass and green tea. Full bodied. Very Good to Excellent. Consider 1/2 a case. Note:All the Austin Hope Syrah wines are 100 % Syrah. The craft, the magic besides science and taste make the Wine Maker’s role beyond an actual dollar value. These wines if still available are distributed by www.trialto.com. © Guest Blog by Ray Perchaluk , Wine Consultant, Ray Perchaluk Associates
WineAlign’s First Wine Tour to the County: Terroir Wine Festival & More:
Inaugural WineAlign Wine Tour Saturday May 3rd, 2014, Prince Edward County WineAlign have planned an excellent adventure to the County’s premier wine festival, Terroir and several other stops. Terroir is an annual showcase for new County wines. Read more I have noticed in the last few months at LCBO that wine rating has been pushed up and you can find now many wines with rating over 90! The attached film raises concerns with the 100 point rating scale and the pressure to push-up ratings to 90 and above !
The 100 point rating scale for wine: 5 things you need to know The 100 point rating scale for wine: 5 things you need to know. A film with Jamie Goode of... http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/videos/the-100-point-rating-scale-for-wine-5-things-you-need-to-know Save the date for the 2014 Good Food & Drink Festival! April 3 to 6 at the Direct Energy Centre. See you there. Click here for detailed information California wineries invite you to attend the 35th annual California Wine Fair Tour. This Canadian celebration of California's wine community touches down on seven cities coast to coast and showcases the state’s diverse growing regions, its passionate vintners and their outstanding wines. These tastings provide a wonderful opportunity to sample a wide range of styles and varietals from all of the major wine-growing regions of the Golden State. This is the largest tasting tour of California wines in Canada! Click here to get full details of the tour! I have the pleasure to introduce my wife's Lavinia Szasz vision of Pinot Noir 2009 ! I hope that visitor's to this website will like her art and will provide comments, feedback . You can find more of her art and/or can order prints at www.imagekind.com FRIDAY 2PM - 10PM | SATURDAY 12PM - 10PM |SUNDAY 12PM - 6PM
SCOTIABANK CONVENTION CENTRE The Niagara Food & Wine Expo is a premier international tasting event featuring wines, beers and spirits from around the globe and stunning regional wines direct from neighbouring vineyards. These delectable samples will be served alongside fresh, local cuisine prepared by top area restaurants. You can find detailed information at http://www.niagarafoodandwine.ca/sitepages/ Going forward the Wine Blog will be more than a wine review - it will include information about the wine region, the grape , the winery or producer, the travel destination ,the Lodging and Tours featured on this website and any other useful information to provide a true wine experience. Bodegas Barco de Piedra 2011 is an excellent value priced wine at Cdn $17 at LCBO. This bold red wine is from Ribera del Duero from Castilla y Leon region which generally produces high quality wines renowned all over the world and priced generally over Cdn $25. Ribera del Duero sits on the elevated northern plateau of the Iberian Peninsula at 2800ft (800m) above sea level. It is divided by the Duero River (as its name would suggest – Ribera del Duero means 'bank of the Duero'), which provides the local vineyards with a much-needed water supply more... You can book your wine tour in this region or other wine region of Spain with cellartours and byoubarcelona.com You can also book wine tours in Rioja , Madrid and Barcelona region with one of our affiliates Viatour here : Book your accommodation in this region with our affiliate HomeAway below or Bed and Breakfast to the right of the page: I have enjoyed this spanish Tempranillo medium body wine. It is dark ruby in colour with intense nose, quite oaky but pleasant and long length. Read my full review on it : Find out more on about Tempranillo:
Check out review of first weekend at Niagara Icewine Festival at below link:
http://countryurbanlife.com/country/review-niagara-icewine-festival/
We just returned from one (1) week trip to Vancouver and wineries in Okanagan Valley mid September, 2013. I have made all the trip arrangements and I will share with you everything from flights ,hotels, car rental, accommodations and daily winery trips from Kelowna, BC. as well as the cost of such a trip.
The drive from Vancouver to Kelowna in Okanagan Valley is absolutely stunning through the mountains with the highway reaching altitudes of over 1200m. Here are couples of pictures from this drive...
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