Was recently here as part of a small group tour with Cruzeiros Douro. We had a wonderful lunch and tour. Wish we could have stayed longer and gone to the shop for wine. Am recommending it to others for a visit, want to return, and maybe stay, if possible.

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

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.