I got a great night’s sleep last night in my luxury hotel room. On this trip any hotel room that is clean and has sheets on the bed and towels in the bathroom is a luxury hotel room.
This hotel has a complimentary breakfast buffet.
We drove about 90 minutes east of Porto to the area known as the Douro Valley. This is where they make port wine.
Our first stop was a vineyard and winery where we got a tour of their aging room and then a wine tasting.
Port is a fortified wine. They take a regular wine and age it a little bit and then add an 80 proof brandy called fire water to the wine and then age it for up to 30 years before they bottle it and sell it as port. It is a little bit strong and a little bit sweet. I like it, especially the white port.
After the wine tasting we drove about 30 minutes to get down to the Douro River where we took a one hour river cruise.
After the river cruise we drove to the home of the owner of the tour company where we had a late lunch.
We started with a charcuterie plate, then had soup and salad then roast beef and potatoes followed by dessert. And of course wine with lunch and port with dessert.
We got back to Porto at 6:00 PM. What a fun day.
That’s it from Porto, Portugal. I hope you are having a great day wherever you are.
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