Hi, Friends! I'm thrilled to announce my very first Wine and Food Tour of Portugal, scheduled for this coming October, co-hosted with my partners at Authentic Explorations Travel, Gary Portuesi and Marco Palermo.

Our focus will be on the Douro Valley and Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, as well as the amazing culinary and cultural traditions of northern Portugal and Lisbon. The full itinerary is below, but highlights include:

Private visit and wine tasting at Quinta do Noval
A Duoro River Cruise from Pinhão to Folgosa aboard a traditional Rabelo boat
Private visit and wine tasting at Quinta de Nápoles – Niepoort
Private visit with wine tasting and lunch at Quinta da Aveleda
Private tasting and dinner at Quinta Villar D’Allen Manor House
Private visit and tasting of Portugal’s celebrated tinned fish at Conservas Pinhais
Exclusive off-hours visit and vintage tasting in the Vintage Room at Taylor's Port
Private dinner at Barão de Fladgate Restaurant - Taylor's Port
Private visit tasting and lunch at Quinta do Monte D’Oiro
Private tour, tasting and lunch at Casal de Santa Maria
Visit to Queluz National Palace
Private Guided Walking Tour of Lisbon
Artisanal Port tasting at and dinner at Adega Machado

A few Key Details:

Tour dates are October 15 through October 22 (7 nights)
You would fly into Porto (OPO) on October 15 (departing October 14 from the US if you come straight to Portugal) and out of Lisbon (LIS) on October 22 (unless you decide to stay longer in Portugal or somewhere else in Europe).
We can arrange pre and post traveling within Portugal (or other parts of Europe—we operate in Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, France, Malta, UK, Ireland, Iceland, Switzerland and parts of Central Europe).
Tour price is 8,830 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
Single supplement available at 2,750 Euros
All land components are provided (accommodations, transportation, meals, excursions, activities) except for 3 dinners and airport transfers (to be handled separately; we will provide either private transfers or group transfers depending on the flights you select)

I hope are all able to join us. If you have any questions—or you're ready to book ;-)—please email marco@authentic-explorations.com, and he'll send you a digital invoice for 30% deposit to hold your spot with remaining payments to be made in the next few months.

Cheers to raising many glasses together and toasting with the locals—Saúde!