Portugal is a country where you can find many different terrains and beautiful vistas.
We wonder whether god created the Douro as a test. It gave the region poor soils and a mountainous terrain, scorching Summers and freezing Winters. But if humans persevered and made a living in this land, they would be rewarded with magnificent wines.
The soil, composed of schist and granite, forces the vines to struggle and produce small grapes that are full of flavor. No one believed more in these grapes than Dona Antónia Ferreira. She made a fortune producing port wine in the beginning of the 18th century and reinvested it all in the Douro, owning at one point 37 vineyards.
This Summer we had the privilege of visiting one of these vineyards: the Quinta do Vallado, which dates back to 1716. We toured the cellars and tasted some of the quinta’s great table wines.
At the end of our visit, we drank some wonderful old tawny port. With our glasses full of this golden nectar, we toasted…
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And great wine! Right? 😉
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They make great wind. Love the Port. It is what we use for communion.
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Heh we used a port for communion here as well! A certain brand. 🙂
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Ours is Tailors
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It is such a beautiful landscape.
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So it is indeed.
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I would run about searching for snakes.
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We gots lots of them. Come on down.
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Red ones?
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Well, the communists were in power in Portugal for awhile. Does that count?
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Haha. Red snakes. I love it. Yes, that might count.
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