Douro Valley Wine Tour
The Douro Valley Wine Tour: an exclusive tour along a magnificent wine river — A luxurious wine tour with spectacular views. The wine world has many well-known rivers. The Douro River in Portugal is the
June 19, 2020
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Great Portuguese white wines from a little-known wine region, from Anselmo Mendes
One might primarily think of red wine when thinking of Portugal, but there are also great white wines here. Anselmo Mendes is one of the most successful ambassadors for Portuguese white wines, with great elegance.
July 1, 2019
Juvenile vintage port, 2016, for next Christmas or for later | Britt on Forbes
Most port wine houses have now released their Vintage Port 2016. And although some people would say that it is much too early to drink such a wine now, drinking a young Vintage Port is
January 15, 2019
Douro Valley: spectacular landscape, local grape varieties | wine tour
Portugal has its own local grape varieties, few known outside the country. During our tour to the amazing Douro Valley in the northern part of the country we will encounter many of them: touriga national,
February 20, 2018
Alentejo and Setúbal, Portugal, Wine Tour
The Wine Tour to the dynamic Alentejo, with a visit to the Setúbal peninsula and the legendary muscatel wines — When the weather is still warm in the fall we visit Portugal, one of the
November 3, 2017
The CEO of the world’s biggest cork producer meets BKWine | Per on Forbes
Just a few years ago, or perhaps mainly in the mid 90s and early 00s, corked wines were a big discussion subject. Some people reported 4-5% cork defects in wine, sometimes even 10%. We started
August 25, 2017
Alentejo and Setubal, best of Portugal, with magnificent wine producers | wine tour
Portugal is a small country but an important wine country. First, it became known for its fortified wines, port wines and madeira. The port has made a comeback in recent years. High-quality Madeira is much
July 15, 2017
Enjoy a world-class BKWine wine tour this autumn or winter
We have prepared a fabulous selection of wine tours for you to enjoy either in the autumn or in winter. Why not escape from the dreary cold and darkness for a few days or a
July 6, 2017
Lisbon and Evora, two magnificent places on the wine tour in Alentejo | wine tour
The wine tour to Alentejo begins in Lisbon. Portugal’s capital is located at the mouth of the river Tejo. It is a city built on hills, an exciting city where you will always find something
June 17, 2017
Storks, pigs, cork oaks and plenty of wine in Alentejo | wine tour
When you take the motorway east from Lisbon you have about an hour and a half’s drive until you arrive in the heart of the Alentejo region. On the way you will be passing stork
April 14, 2017
Wine tours autumn 2017: France, Portugal, Italy
Our wine tours for autumn 2017 are now available on bkwinetours.com. New tours this year is Piedmont, a gastronomic experience as well as a wine tour to the exciting and dynamic Alentejo in southern Portugal.
March 31, 2017
It’s worth to make an effort for Douro Wines – wine tour
In summer the quicksilver in the thermometer can rise to 40 C (105 F) or even more in the Douro Valley. In October it is much more pleasant, nice summer temperatures actually, and that’s when
September 24, 2016
Spectacular river: wine tour along the winding Douro Valley
The wine world is full of famous rivers: the Loire, the Rhône, the Moselle, the Rhine … But we think the Douro river is the most magnificent of all the world’s wine rivers. The Douro
August 9, 2016
A river of wine: the wine journey along the meandering Douro Valley
If there were no river, no one would have come up with the idea to grow wine in this inaccessible landscape. Scorching hot in the middle of summer, but wonderfully warm in October when the
July 4, 2016
Table wines and fortified wines along the river: the Douro Valley wine tour
To call it “table wine” sounds a bit wrong, they are some of Portugal’s best wines, made in the Douro Valley. But what else can you say? “Light Wines”? Not better. They grow these outstanding
May 28, 2016