Once in the city, We have to get lost in its narrow streets and be captured by the beauty of the tiles, colored tiles adorning the exterior of the church of Santo IIdefonso and the Sao Bento station.
Bisogna prendersi del tempo anche per visitare la “Livraria Lello” che è considerata una delle librerie più belle del mondo.
Riverside
With its steep streets rise and its pastel-colored houses, It has become the most distinctive district of Porto as to be declared by, World Heritage Site. The atmosphere almost unreal Ribeira can be appreciated from Villa Nove de Gaia connected to the district from the monumental bridge of Dom Luis built by Héophile Seyrig, Eiffel disciple and dedicated to Luigi Di Braganza King of Portugal.
The production of Porto
In the town of Villa Nova are the largest companies dealing with the production of Porto. Sandeman, Ferreira, Offly these like so many other companies offer their cellars for tours which explains the important and meticulous production phases of Porto, produced exclusively from grapes from the region of the Douro.
It is aged in large oak casks, its greatest peculiarity is the incomplete fermentation, stop at the initial stage by the addition of alcohol vinico. This step gives this wine a natural sweetness due to the residual sugar derived from grapes that yeasts could not transform entirely in alcohol.
The Port wine and the various categories.
Rubies are red wines and also aging in large barrels. Because of little contact with the wood and lack of oxidation, they retain their initial characteristics for a long time. They are very fruity wines, intense ruby color and flavor of red fruits.
The White Port is produced exclusively from white grapes and aged in large oak casks. It is a typically young, fruity wine and is the only port wine classified by degree of sweetness. Thus, there are dry white, semi-dry and sweet. Because of its mode of production, the white port listed as “dry” It is never completely dry and always keeps part of its initial sweetness.
The Tawny are red wines made from the same grapes of ruby, but aging in large oak just for two – three years, after which are racked in small barrels from about 550 l. The contact with the wood and (through it) with air, it is greater; i tawny “breathe” more, oxidizing and aging more quickly than the ruby. In this way, they lost in time the original ruby red color to take a lighter shade, amber, and dried fruit flavor, such as walnuts or almonds.
The guided tour must be concluded that with a tasting of this particular wine in its various categories.
Finally you have to get to Jardim do Morro to enjoy and indulge in a breathtaking sunset over the city of Porto and accompany this spectacle of nature with a Port Tonic!
