PortwineDay 2021 at home
Portwineday used to be all about traveling in the Douro, meeting people, dancing, drinking, and having fun. This year Portwineday 2021 was more about receiving lovely samples at home, pouring them, and having a nice tasting with Paulo Russell-Pinto from IVDP, the Portwine Institute. It was a pleasure, even sitting in my own chair, sharing a glass of Port, thinking about good times. Dinner by the river is memories and hopes for the time to come. We will all be back in the Douro and Porto, before we know it. My first plan is this spring, to go and visit friends and partners in the cellars, in the vineyards of the Douro and sitting at the table enjoying bacalhau. Taking a cab to Matosinhos, eating fresh fish at the restaurants here, laughing and having a good time with friends around the table.
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