For The Love Of Port

The second day we ate lunch at Clerigos Cafe and Brasserie. It's a huge and slightly upscale kind of place. I had the francesinha which was really good, but cost 12 Euros (with fries) as compared to the place I usually get one in Lisbon. I saw some little hole in the wall place that had a special of...

Was this on the Gaia side or the Porto side? The Porto side. We didn't really go to the Gaia side at all. We did stop through Aveiro on the way home today though. I'm afraid that I was the only one in my group that really likes Port and since we had little kids we basically just walked around the c...

Before I forget the name, last night we ate near the river at a place called Cozzza Rio. The food was just ok for me, but the sangria was delicious. I had Bife Porto Hot (steak with a port reduction and pepper sauce). My friend had the Bife 3 Pimentas (steak with a sort of cream sauce with 3 types o...

I admit that I had about forgotten about this website. So it was very fortuitous that I checked my email this morning before heading up to Porto for the 3 day weekend and found an update email from Roy that jogged my memory. Within a few hours of arriving in Porto I've already decided it's one of my...

We are planning to go back Saturday for a bigger grocery trip, which was why I didn't mind passing it up yesterday.

I haven't seen any Fonseca yet. So far, the names I've seen most are Calem, Offley, and Ferreira. The store I was in tonight had a sale on Offley 10 Year Old Tawny for 50% off, so I was tempted to try that, but we were in a hurry and were only grabbing a few necessary groceries. I just bought a car,...

Hello there! I am a complete newbie when it comes to Port. I've never been much of a drinker of any wine or spirits, but after recently moving to Lisbon I was compelled by the relatively cheap prices to start experimenting a little. I tried a few regular red wines that were just ok, but didn't reall...