For The Love Of Port

I bumped into these news about ASAE, a Portuguese economic and food safety authority, finding out about fake bottles of Barca Velha and Pêra Manca auctioned:
https://www.jn.pt/justica/interior/asae ... 06656.html

One of the top table wines i tasted this year was João Clara Negramole 2013 red. Since the Algarve wines don't get mentioned that often, this is my choice:
http://portugalresident.com/joão-clara-negra-mole

Quinta da Devesa tinto 2014. Rich and tannic, excellent quality/price ratio to my taste. Anyone familiar with this producer? http://www.quintadadevesa.pt/#xl_xr_page_douro-wines

Eric Menchen wrote: I was referring to purchase prices. Purchase prices for comparable apartments in Lisbon are significantly higher than Porto.

Staying for a few nights or more, which I've done in both Lisbon and Porto, is very reasonable.

Oh yeah, silly me. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

Really Eric? Earlier this year while staying at Lisbon i found there was lots of choices with the apartments and with a very reasonable price. This was still the high season at the end of August and we paid 390 euros for three nights in Chiado, very much in the heart of the city. It was a three bedr...

a. This is a very close call between the Dow's 1982 Colheita and the Royal Oporto Colheita 1980. I think both are top notch but i'll go with the Royal Oporto just because of it's long black pepperish finish which i can almost taste in my mouth right now. b. Krohn 1966 Colheita. Excellent, rich Port ...

I know for sure that Sara left Bufete Fase out of the list intentionally. And why is that? She told me that one of the main reasons is that Bufete Fase started to use frozen french fries instead of fresh or self made with their Francesinha. It's the little things! That's what i call pedantic. :)

"What are the BEST restaurants for Francesinha?"
Well, here's a Porto native Sara's take on that: http://portoalities.com/en/where-can-i- ... -in-porto/

I returned home from Porto less than two weeks ago and you can really notice that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTghAxdNd0 The renewal of the historic centre is a good thing. The flip side is that the inhabitants can't afford to live there anymore.The rents have doubled in the last few years, i ...

Moses Botbol wrote:Are they originals?

Certainly not. They are high quality prints of 1920's vintage advertising posters for port wines.

I found these this time from A Vida Portuguesa, a shop very close to Lello bookshop. There were some great Sandeman posters too.

Bufete fase gets my vote too but hugely popular Cafe Santiago comes close. As with Bufete fase you better get ready to queue for the restaurant tables.

The coma-inducing bliss:
http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/portugals-g ... wich/74795

Eric Menchen wrote:Port tongs might be something to pick up. That is not a typical tourist item, but if you drink Port they can be fun.

Thanks, that is something i would consider if i stumbled upon those.

This kind of stuff is what i have in mind. Ginja (ginjinha) related items have my interest too:

My trip to Porto is getting closer again. If anybody knows any tips regarding Port wine collectables, that would be much appreciated. I am talking about photos, paintings, carved objects etc. Anything Port related really. So if somebody knows a good shop specialized in these things in Porto, please ...

Vinha do Bispado 2014, Douro. Vigorous red wine, great acidity and pepperish finish. Excellent quality-price ratio (8,90 € in Finland). Mika, never heard of this one. Is this a small producer or a label from a larger producer? Hello Andy. It is a part of CARM (Casa Agrícola Roboredo Madeira) family...

Vinha do Bispado 2014, Douro. Vigorous red wine, great acidity and pepperish finish. Excellent quality-price ratio (8,90 € in Finland).

Odelouca Tinto 2014, Quinta do Frances, Algarve, Portugal. Well balanced, fantastic wine which i bought from the winery some 2 months ago. After a very nice tour and a tasting session with their awarded wines. Very beautiful place too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1i3JltHOg

Here's the "Vintage Character" again. And this time "Quinta" too. The article is from last week:
http://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/drink ... the-better

Even more tips! Thank you, Roy.