Note: The activity takes place in the morning, starting at 10.30, and in the afternoon, starting at 16.00.
Full Program:
- Reception. The programme begins with a visit to the Enoteca Gardens, enjoying a Moscatel de Honra;
- Walk to the vineyards, where the grapes are cut and transported to the press;
- Wine tasting assisted by the winemakers from Quinta da Avessada;
- Grape treading, to the rhythm of the traditional music;
- Documented tasting of liqueur wines in the Enoteca;
- Traditional Douro lunch or dinner at Quinta da Avessada.
Menu:
Starters:
- Codfish fritters;
- Charcuterie;
- Favaios wheat (speciality);
- Farmer’s soup with beans and vegetables.
Main Course:
- Veal loaf stewed in red wine, with roasted potatoes and boiled cabbage.
Dessert:
- Regional sweets and seasonal fruit.
Coffee and brandy as a digestif.
Drinks are included (water and red or white DOC wine).
This meal will be made in iron pots, like the old customs and traditions of the art of good cooking, always accompanied by stories.