If you're ever have the opportunity to visit Porto, Portugal, you're in for a real treat. Our short…read moretrip to Porto we ate at several very nice places and enjoyed lots of great wine. But by far our favorite evening was spent on the banks of the Duro river, drinking wine and ordering small plates of food at Wine Quay Bar. We got really lucky to get a primo spot overlooking the Douro at the wine bar; it was picture perfect. With the help of the server we ordered a Douro Valley wine - a dry, fruity white. It was tastilicious. This place had an all appetizer menu -- like tapas in Spain. We had olives, a sublime soft sheep's milk cheese, bread, sardines in tomato sauce and pigs feet ... indescribably succulent, all of it. This place is a no-brainer for some of the most amazing food and wine in one of the most beautiful places one could enjoy them.

It was recommended to me by a wine friend and it was a great recommendation. The wine selection is…read moreexcellent. The small plates are lovely. The service was great. The view was spectacular. It's a small place, so get there early.

We went there for some Port Wine Tasting. The staff was very helpful. The place had a modern…read moremotiff. Their Port Wine Selection was good. We got to try 5 different types. Each of them had their own unique character. I was trying to pair each with the proper food in my mind while tasting each. The White would definitely work with either poultry or fish. The Rosé would make a great spritz. The Tawny was our all-around favorite. It would make a great companion to any dish. The Ruby would really work with any meat. The Crusted was really interesting. For some reason, braised short ribs came to my mind. This experience is worth it. Try it out yourself!

We arrived tired after an early morning train ride from Lisbon…read more As we were playing tourists at Porto's Sao Bento Station, I discovered a TimeOut Market neon sign by the tracks. We weren't hungry as we just had breakfast at our hotel, but we risked our gluttonous spirits. and went inside the market which eventually led us to this tasting room (Sala de Prova in literal English). We opted to sit at a window table with a very nice view of Porto. Got our 2009 Tawny and Reserve Ruby ports and we (despite being full) added garlic edamame and oysters (€3 each & ouch). Sipped, snacked and snapped happened. What a view. Ticked off port tasting from our to-do list. Quiet pricey, but I guess they do have to pay for the tower that they were located in.

Prova is a fantastic place to go and have some wine. We were so glad we stumbled across this place…read moreand it was near our hotel. We had eaten dinner, so we're mainly here to drink. They have a great selection of wines and ports. We started with a ruby port and a Madeira. The service was great and both were very good. They brought out some popcorn as well which was nice. We then had a 20 year tawny port that was excellent. It is a very comfortable place and great for couples or groups. Then we did not eat, but saw them preparing a meat and cheese plate. They put so much care into and it looked fabulous. Definitely worth a visit.

Fabulous wine. Fabulous service…read more Found this small, hidden wine shop while strolling the streets of Porto on a Sunday late afternoon. Highly recommend visiting and trying the various wines.

We spent a week in coimbra and we are now in Braga our goal was to eat at non tourist spots, you…read morelocal places to eat and man did we find a good one. The pork we had was amazing and the beef was cooked medium rare. The portuguese like their cabbage and this was some of the best. If you are in Braga I suggest you make the trip here. You will not be sorry. The staff is warm and friendly and food amazing. Enjoy!!!

This wine bar - taparia is pretty good with a cozy feeling. Hard to find here in Vigo as most…read morebars/cafeterias/taparias are very well lit. Wine selection is decent with most labels from the region, not a bad thing... They offer a daily lunch plate that has a first plate, entree, drink and desert. price was on the low end and pretty good.

Its business card says "amigos, vinhos, cervejas, musica e tapas para as ocasioes." How true…read more This is a really cool place, with an extensive selection of wine and food. If you want more port wine after visiting the lounges, you should come here. if you want something other than port wine, you should definitely come here! Not to mention that they have lots of tapas, including the francesinha sandwich. When you walk in, this looks like a small bar, long and narrow. Make your way to the end and walk down the flight and stairs... and be prepared to be wowed by the beautiful basement. Lovely pine wood furnishing, walls of wines, very comfortable chair. You won't want to leave. Also, it's open till late... 2am on weekdays and 4am on weekends.

Vinologia is a really great spot to try a bunch of different port wines, as well as learn about the…read moredifferent kinds. Before coming here I thought there was only one type of port... How ignorant! There's so many! The port I know and love are the aged Tawny ports. Another category is called Ruby, and they're the juicier, sweeter redder ones: very delicate, not much wood flavour. They talked about the Vintage and Late Bottle Vintage (LBV) for the Ruby ports. There's also white ports, and they can be dry or sweet and are generally served as an apéritif. There's also colheitas which are single year Tawny ports from a really good year, which needs to be announced by the governing body. Really neat stuff. Definitely a high bar for wine standards. You can do 3 or 6 samples, 30 cl each, in either the base level or the more premium stuff. I did the tasting of 6 premium ones. The atmosphere isn't the most spacious or comfortable but you're not there for that, you're there for the port! They show all the bottles with the glasses so you can read them and take your time experiencing them and comparing them. It was a really great experience and I would highly recommend it to get a proper port experience.

As I continue slowly catching up on finishing the *many* review drafts of places I visited in our…read morewhirlwind tour of Portugal in January, in this case one of a whole bunch of port-focused wineries within convenient walking distance of each other, that obviously being why I chose to stay at an airbnb on this side of the bridge, so I could visit as many of them as possible. Funny enough, other than the big names that export a whole bunch to the US, this was the one smaller Port producer with a tasting room here, that I'd had wines from - I'm part of a wine membership program that has had a couple of their ports (under their label but the same wine-makers listed prominently), but I was looking forward to trying several more of them that have *not* been available in the US. First off, they had a great space - admittedly I was there in the off-season, but there was plenty of space, and protected from the elements, but not stuffy (metaphorically or literally). Actually funny enough, they also had great live music the day I was there from 3-5, but I got there when they were on a break and was facing away from them, they were so polished I thought it was the radio until they finished their next set and people started clapping. (The original point being that there was also plenty of space for live music without me noticing they were there originally. But also, random potential for great live music!) It didn't feel *corporate*, it still felt properly craft and a lot more personal than the big name tasting rooms, but it did feel *polished* - they had a substantial tasting menu, all a la carte (the best way to do it). I originally spent 20 euro on a flight of 4 (the 4 that sounded the most interesting, including a 2003 Colheita they specifically recommended I try), though at the end of it, slightly tipsy, I ended up trying one more of the more affordable (the Lagrima; actually I also ended up trying another half-pour of their "Crusted" Port for free cause they wanted me to try it.) Anyway, Port-wise, I tried: the 2003 Colheita they specifically said I should try (great, obviously), the "crusted" (great), a great well-balanced dry white port, a great "special reserve" tawny, a big, fun, fruity, juicy rose (was only 11 euros for a bottle! - I bought a bottle), and the Lagrima (anyway, yeah, all their ports were great.) I also learned, which I *hadn't* previously known, that they also make gin! They sell it in bottles and by the glass - when I said I'd love to try it, but didn't need a whole *pour*, I was able to try a splash for free, and can confirm, as a gin lover, their classic dry gin is very good gin. Hits all the right notes, gin-wise. Just too bad I already had an entire full suitcase full of bottles of wine (mostly port, including a couple of theirs!). In addition, which I thought was very cool, but at that point had drunk quite enough wine for the day - they also make table (non-fortified) wines made from 3 varietals you don't really ever see, for very reasonable prices as well.

We were actually led to this place with a free tasting coupon when we purchased tickets for the…read morecable car. We thought, why not check it out. This entire area of Gaia is known for Port Wine, something we are not too familiar with. The tasting was small, but since there was 2 of us, we tried 2 different ones and shared. We thought it was different and good, so headed upstairs to enjoy a flight with cheese spread and olives. It was beautifully presented. When served, we were told the order to drink our wines (light to dark) and it was perfect. Loved our pairings and experience. Fabulous service! Great port wine selection. Cheeses were delicious. Definitely worth a visit!