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2 days in the Minho region Portugal - Vinho Verde

As part of a tour of Portugal’s Vinho verde region, we ventured into the sub-region of ‘Basto’. Here we discovered the most amazing scenery, hospitality, history and of course, wines! We visited two very different wine and wine tourism estates and also spent time enjoying the amazing sights of the medieval city of Guimaraes.

Read all about our trip here…

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Wine tourism & innovation at Soalheiro, Vinho Verde Portugal

Portuguese wine tourism is a really exciting and fast-growing sector and is very popular in Vinho Verde. Read about our visit to Soalheiro in Vinho Verde’s ‘Monção and Melgaço’ wine region, the original Alvarinho vineyard in the region and featured in the 2022 World’s Best Vineyards to visit at number 16…..

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Discovering Vinho Verde Alvarinho with Anselmo Mendes

Top of the places to visit in Portuguese Vinho Verde wine country, is the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço, where the white wine grape, Alvarinho, dominates. Read about our visit to this beautiful region and our visit to top winemaker, Anselmo Mendes and his new wine tourism destination, Quinta da Torre….

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Gastronomic tour of Trás-os-Montes - North Portugal

A tour to discover the hidden gastronomic delights of Trás-os-Montes - a little-known wine region of Portugal, situated in the far north of the country, at the Spanish border.

Read all about the fantastic, artisan food and wine producers we visited and what we discovered about the region, its people and their way of life…

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