Quinta Do Paco & Quinto Do Seixo

The next stop was a traditional lunch at Quinto Do Paco Hotel & Restaurant with the menu consisting of...

Appetizers-Typical Meat Cake, Beef Patties, Shrimp Patties, Beef Croquettes, Typical Smoked Bread & Meat Sausage.
1st dish - Vegetable Soup
Main dish - Rice with Duck
Dessert - Chocolate Cake 👌

Then we headed up the never-ending windy road (we were warned and told to take gravol if needed, thankfully our bus driver Pedro is a great driver) to the Quinto Do Seixo winery for a tour and tastings of some regional wines. It has the most impressive view of the Douro Valley and vineyards, some of which are over 100 years old. It became Sandeman's calling card in the Douro with the image of Sandmeman Don, the mysterious figure with the Portuguese Students cape & the Jerez sombrero created by Scotman George Massiot Brown in 1928. Renovated in 2007, cutting edge technology took over from the hoppers the robotic presses, where a large portion of the grapes are pressed in a rhythmic movement that mimics the human foot.

Then it was time to check into Lamego Hotel & Life, enjoy a little pool time, and drinks and try to order some grilled cheese sandwiches, which we ended up with a couple of charcuterie boards. I'm not sure if it was Burts Vodka language or the language barrier 😄Read more