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Port Wine Museum
The Port Wine Museum () is a museum located in Porto, Portugal. The museum recounts the history of port wine and its relevance to the city and the country. The museum is located in an 18th-century warehouse, the , next to Douro River. History The Port Wine Museum was founded in 2004. In March 2019, the Port Wine museum was transferred to the New Port Wine Museum on Rua Reboleira 37. ''Theportugalnews.com'', 28 February 2019 References Museums in Porto Wine museums Port wine {{Wine- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Wine
Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties. Other port-style fortified wines are produced outside Portugalin Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, India, South Africa, Spain, and the United Statesbut under the European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines, only wines from Portugal are allowed to be labelled "port". Region and production Port is produced from grapes grown and processed in the demarcated Douro region.Porter, Darwin & Danforth Price (2000) ''Frommer's Portugal'' 16th ed., p. 402. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. The wine produced is then fortified by the addition of a neutral grape spirit known as aguardente to stop the fermentation, leaving residual sugar in the wine, and to boost the alcohol content. The fortification spirit is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douro River
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part of central Spain and into northern Portugal, to its mouth at Porto, the second largest city of Portugal. At its mouth it meets the Atlantic Ocean. The scenic Douro railway line runs close to the river. Adjacent areas produce port (a mildly fortified wine) and other agricultural produce. A small tributary of the river has the Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site which is considered important to the archaeological pre-historic patrimony, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within Spain, it flows through the middle of the autonomous community of Castile and León, with the basin spanning through the northern half of the Meseta Central. The latter includes wine producing areas such as the Ribera del Duero DOP. History The Latin name ''Durius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Porto
Porto, a popular tourist destination in Portugal, is the country's second largest city. It is located along the Douro, Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal. Porto is one of the oldest European centers, and its historical core was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Landmarks Religious sites Museums Parks and gardens Others Nearby places See also * Porto * Tourism in Portugal References External links Official website of Porto City Hall {{Wikivoyage, Porto Lists of tourist attractions by city, Porto Tourist attractions in Porto Lists of tourist attractions in Portugal, Porto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine Museums , Taiwan
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Wine Museum may refer to: * Vino Versum Poysdorf, Austria * Wine Museum (Pleven), Bulgaria * Wine Museum, Ehnen, Luxembourg * Wine Museum and Enoteca, Brazil * Cyprus Wine Museum, Limassol District, Cyprus * Macau Wine Museum, Macau, SAR China * Musée du Vin (Wine Museum of Paris), France * Museo del vino (Torgiano), Italy * Drăgășani Wine Museum, Romania * Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Wine Museum The Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum () or Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum is a museum about wine in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally built in 1935. Architecture The museum building is a two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
