Tour Destinations: Portugal
Portugal - has long been one of the most famous producers of wine in the world. Not because of its table wines but for hundreds of years because of its fortified wines of Port and Madeira and more recently for its red wines of Douro where you'll connect with many fine producers of the Ribera del Duero.Best Time to Visit: April through October
Portugal: Bairrada and Douro 5 Nights
For over a 1000 years Portugal has made contributions to the world's wine production and consumption. First, in an effort to help wines travel better to the burgeoning English market, they fortified their intense and tannic reds with brandy which resulted in the development of Port when the fortifying was done during fermentation. Soon after came the Treaty of Metheum with England which...
