Quinta de Avessada
Quinta de Avessada
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sd JAZZ i SŁONIE
Skierniewice, Poland16,196 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
This was the main excuse for our trip. Participation in the grape harvest, i.e. Vindim, and learning about the subsequent stages of wine production. After arriving, we could taste one of the drinks of this 160-year-old Quinta. Then we started picking grapes [there was no time or quantity constraint]. We were accompanied by music because that's how it was traditionally done. For those interested, there was a funny experience of trampling the grapes. It takes place in a special pool where the grapes are macerated. Then a local oenologist told us about the entire production process. We could see the equipment and devices used to produce wine. Before lunch, there was an open-air tasting with a wonderful view of the vast vineyards. I wasn't particularly impressed with the traditional dinner. The wines served with dinner were also nothing special. However, the luxurious-looking room and professional service deserve the highest rating. All in all, it was a very good time and an interesting experience.
Written 23 April 2024
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Sofia
10 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
We made the lunch and visit program and we loved it.
Dishes very well prepared, with excellent wines to accompany.
The enoteca is very beautiful, with pipes and very old objects.
The garden is fantastic to relax while taking a favaios.
Dishes very well prepared, with excellent wines to accompany.
The enoteca is very beautiful, with pipes and very old objects.
The garden is fantastic to relax while taking a favaios.
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Written 16 August 2024
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lexmiller
Burlington, MA1,163 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
Love this winery! A full scale experience in every way - from learning about the wine making process, the terroir, the grapes, the history of the family, tours of the historic rooms - to musical entertainment, excellent wines to drink, amazing food to eat, and stories to be told! The story of the regional wine cooperative was something completely new to me when it comes to wine production, the Adega Cooperativa de Favaios. If you have the chance to visit here, do it! We went as a shore excursion with Celebrity Cruises. The Duoro Valley is one of the most famous wine producing areas in the world and we are so happy we had the chance to explore this small portion of it.
Written 10 August 2024
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Coastal41086132681
Porto, Portugal67 contributions
Sept 2024 • Friends
Service of excellence in good receiving
reception to the sound of the concertina and proof of Moscatel de Favaios. The “grape catch”...the traditional lunch ... the experience of “Pisar as uvas ⁇ ”...visit Museum and Enoteca having as Guide Mr Daniel
made the “Festa das Vindimas no Douro” unforgettable and willing to return...
reception to the sound of the concertina and proof of Moscatel de Favaios. The “grape catch”...the traditional lunch ... the experience of “Pisar as uvas ⁇ ”...visit Museum and Enoteca having as Guide Mr Daniel
made the “Festa das Vindimas no Douro” unforgettable and willing to return...
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Written 13 September 2024
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Viviane
5 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
The view is magnificent, the calm and soothing place with its vineyards around
Interesting and delicious tasting and full of beautiful anecdotes
Excellent meal from start to finish with very professional staff
Congratulations to all
And also a great time with our wonderful guide Georges
A beautiful day
Viviane Chauvet
Interesting and delicious tasting and full of beautiful anecdotes
Excellent meal from start to finish with very professional staff
Congratulations to all
And also a great time with our wonderful guide Georges
A beautiful day
Viviane Chauvet
Written 23 May 2024
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Mark B
Liverpool, UK979 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
visited as part of a tour what a great experience got to sample some local wine
had a very unusual traditional Portuguese meal (with MR BEAN) well worth the visit
wine was ok as well
had a very unusual traditional Portuguese meal (with MR BEAN) well worth the visit
wine was ok as well
Written 1 December 2024
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kimwillrule
Singapore, Singapore7,127 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
Quinta da Avessada, Douro Valley Porto: First pit-stop of our Living Tours Douro grand wine tourismo and it was a good opening. Walk to the breath-taking view of the terraced vineyards at the Enoteca. The garden has little quaint touches such as a bed of perky sunflowers. There’s a romantic canopy with dripping vines and seats that you can view your postcard beauty vineyards from. Dogs doze off in the sun – such is the pace of life here. The intrigue here is the wine glass shaped pool which if you’re daring enough, you can opt for a dip as you dip into the panamora of the vineyards. It’s a visual feast here. The wine tour was good – a little tacky with the mannequins section where traditional wine-making is explained but it’s all in good fun. Walk into the interiors and the cellar is steeped in dark romanticism and you smell the deep wooden casks and the wine aromas. This is where Moscatels of 1 grape are made and also where we had the most generous flows of wine, port , moscatels and alunch of Portuguese fare such as rissoles, grilled salmon and dessert. Well rounded off with grappa and more wine. It was so staggering with the amount we drank that by 1.30 PM, everyone was merry. #eatstylishtravelstylish
Written 12 June 2023
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dese2
Auburn, NY3,633 contributions
Jun 2022
While on a Viking cruise of the Douro we visited this Quinta for lunch and to tour. When we arrived, we entered to the patio where we were served a small wine refresher.
We then were directed into the dining room where tables were set. It was open seating.
Lunch consisted of several courses including some appetizers, soup, main and dessert. Of course, we had the caldo verde! Both red and white estate wines were served. Coffee was available with dessert.
Near the end of lunch, we had musicians join us. That was a real treat.
The owner, Sr. Luis Boros, came in to tell us about the winery and traditions. He introduced some of the lunch courses.
Following lunch, we had a chance to go to the tasting room for more information about the winery and a look around.
There was an artist there selling paintings.
It was a very nice location. Take the opportunity to look around and see some of the displays outside the dining room or around the grounds.
Restrooms are available.
We then were directed into the dining room where tables were set. It was open seating.
Lunch consisted of several courses including some appetizers, soup, main and dessert. Of course, we had the caldo verde! Both red and white estate wines were served. Coffee was available with dessert.
Near the end of lunch, we had musicians join us. That was a real treat.
The owner, Sr. Luis Boros, came in to tell us about the winery and traditions. He introduced some of the lunch courses.
Following lunch, we had a chance to go to the tasting room for more information about the winery and a look around.
There was an artist there selling paintings.
It was a very nice location. Take the opportunity to look around and see some of the displays outside the dining room or around the grounds.
Restrooms are available.
Written 30 June 2022
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Simone
4 contributions
Aug 2022
We have recently been to this winery as part of a day tour around the Douro Valley. This 'stop' made the day. The staff were polite, friendly and had a wonderful sense of humour. Mahmood was particularly brilliant in terms of knowledge and how he explained things - he is a gift!!
The food and the whole experience was wonderful. Thank you to all involved!
Andy and Simone Whitehouse-James
The food and the whole experience was wonderful. Thank you to all involved!
Andy and Simone Whitehouse-James
Written 25 August 2022
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czihi
Utica, NY289 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
This winery was great and we did have dinner here. It was part of the Duoro River Cruise and I am so glad we went! The owner Louis Boros was quite the entertainer and had a story before every course. The food was good and I loved the Moscatel wine! Absolutely go here.
Written 3 October 2023
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If visiting as part of a Douro River cruise and having lunch at the Quinta, is the wine (which I can see is said to flow freely) included? I believe that my lunch will be paid for by the cruise line, but I just wanted to know about the drinks. Thanks.
Written 13 June 2017
Nao dispón de mail para contacto ? O domingo abre en que horarios ?
Written 18 November 2015
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