The best thing you should really pick up until the end. After we had enjoyed Porto the last day on different ways - for example, the Old Town with art and culture or the great shopping in the harbor - we wanted today times extensively with the topic of port wine apart.

Waltraud and Wolfgang von der SY Methor had been previously explored various port wine cellars and selected the best ones for our visit. But first we went to a last Fotozession on the Douro River opposite the old town. Here, the port wine cellars (for promotional purposes of course) old or remanufactured barges are, which were previously used to transport Port wine barrels from the vineyards to the cellars in Porto. After this decorative motif was banned in countless variations to memory card, it was then seriously.

Nicht Calem, Sandemann or Croft we wanted to visit, because the large wineries had shown aligned in the pre-selection rather impersonal and larger crowds of tourists. We made our way to the winery "Churchill". Set just above the waterfront was the building from the outside rather unimpressive. Inside, we were greeted very friendly but. As just one leadership had begun in French, we were allowed to taste the first port before the tour: a ten year old white port wine "Extra Dry". Das war schon mal das erste tolle Geschmackserlebnis 🙂

Then it was instructive. In the cellar we first learned about the history of the house Churchill and then something about Port wine in general. So the grapes are even today still read manually. And usually by women, which are the more emotional pickers and avoid damage to the grapes (No wonder the:-)?). Or did you know, that a port wine cask was always first a normal wine barrel (so for fifty years) and possibly can move up the career ladder even further, and then can be a Whiskey Barrel? Or, Port wines that can mature in the cask or in the bottle either? So we learned many things about Port wine and enjoyed a great and informative tour.

Then it was finally continue with the sample and the other two sampled wines were a real treat. So we pored over the map: What we should take? For decision-making we had then but still try another wine. After careful consideration emigrated different varieties of port wine in our backpacks. We treated ourselves to a very special highlight. A matured in the bottle vintage port wine of exceptional year Ganges 2011. At the moment he is too young, to enjoy it. But then when I officially pensionable age 67 Years have reached, sollte er optimal sein 🙂

After we had packed all the valuable purchases, should it go by bike back to the port. Whether this means of transportation in our state was the optimal choice? We were pretty good mood. And after shopping we had a further glass of donated us to the completion port wine. Good, that we are not placed in a police control! We would have no excuses times us in Portuguese. Ultimately, however, we came quickly (especially Dietmar, the unrestrained down the mountain shot) and accident-free back to the boat and also the precious cargo safely stored already in the bilge. Let's see, wie lange sie dort bleibt 🙂

After a quickly prepared emergency portion of pasta with pesto we were just as fast fit. The rest of the evening we use for our travel arrangements. Even though the wind still can not see, we want to leave for Lisbon tomorrow. Maybe we can find it out there somewhere, yes you should not give up hope.