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<\/a><\/figure>\r\nHere’s a shot of the three of us.\u00a0 So happy that Fletcher could join us on this trip!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Our trip included a boat ride on the Douro river, complete with snacks and Port (of course).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The city of Pinhao.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n We visited two wineries. The first one was Quinta do Tedo, which happens to be owned by a French winery, Bouchard, located in Beaune, which we have visited in the past. Small wine world! I only took one photo from their property. The tour itself had at least 50 people, so it was way too crowded for us, particularly for any meaningful photos.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The second winery, Casa do Bucheiro, is a very small producer, and the owners barely speak any English, so Ricardo did most of the talking. They also served us a traditional Portuguese lunch, which means there had to be cod. Always with the cod!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n They still crush all of their grapes by foot in this vat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Our host discussing the aging of Ruby vs Tawny Ports<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n We had several of their wines with lunch, including a sparkling wine, and they were quite good. I noticed during the tour that they had quite a bit of 1996 vintage wine (dry red wine, not Port). Ricardo asked the owner if I could buy a bottle, and he said yes. When Ricardo told me the price was 12 euros (highway robbery!) I decided to buy two bottles. Ricardo then told the owner that it was my son’s birth year, so he had to throw in an extra bottle on him!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I only found out after getting in the van that the daughter of the owner was complaining to her father quite strongly, in Portuguese, that he should have charged me more. Glad I don’t speak Portuguese! Here is a shot of me with the owner and his daughter. She appears to have gotten over it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n One last shot of the valley. We will have to spend some more time here in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Coming up next, we visit Roman Ruins in Conimbriga, Portugal for Fletcher’s birthday!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We spent our second day in Porto by taking a day trip to the Douro Valley. Ricardo was our guide for the day. The Douro is about 1.5 hours from Porto, so he talked about the history of the Douro region along the way. The Douro river, which starts in Spain, runs through the valley … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n