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Article: A wet weekend anyone? Port in Portugal, fizz in France, cocktails in Cuba. Learn about the local tipple on one of these brilliant booze-based breaks.(Features)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 19, 2009
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Byline: Ursula Hirschkorn
PASS THE PORTO
Port is a quintessentially British after-dinner drink, but to discover its origins you have to travel to Portugal. The beautiful Valley of Gold walk, along the banks of the Douro river, allows you to trace the story of this unique wine. It starts at the end of port's journey from grape to glass in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Porto, where you can see giant vats of the finished wine in the port houses. You then set off to stroll past beautifully tended vineyards, stopping at local port wine-makers to discover the mystical process that transforms fruit into rich fortified wine.
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