{"id":4118,"date":"2013-02-04T13:44:43","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T13:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=4118"},"modified":"2018-03-20T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:59:41","slug":"port-and-the-douro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/port-and-the-douro\/","title":{"rendered":"Port and the Douro &#8211; travel review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/port%20and%20the%20duro.jpg\" alt=\"cookbook review Port and the Douro\" \/> I would love to tell my readers that I am an expert on that full and iconic beverage but until recently Port was that festive tipple that mostly stayed in the sideboard unless Uncle Charles was over. I, along with most others, considered it a drink for \u2018older\u2019 folks, although as I am nearly 60 that pool of \u2018older\u2019 folks is shrinking by the year. However, the hitherto dusty baton of Port appreciation has been taken up and polished by a discerning \u2018next\u2019 generation who know a good thing when they taste it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I did say \u2018until recently\u2019, as just last year I was re-introduced to Port by Natasha and Adrian Bridge. You might not recognise their names but they are considered by many to be \u2018the first couple of Port\u2019. They oversee Taylor\u2019s Port and their vintages are far from sideboard fodder. This book Port and the Douro showcases Taylor\u2019s along with every other notable producer and exporter. It\u2019s a veritable \u2018Who\u2019s Who\u2019 of Port past and present. It\u2019s a story of people and produce.<\/p>\n<p>The industry pivots around Porto (Oporto) on the Douro River in Portugal and that is the focus of this outstanding book by Richard Mayson. It\u2019s a volume that will appeal to food and drink lovers, travellers as well as wine professionals. Richard has not only passion for his subject but a talent for weaving a fascinating tale of characters who have peppered the history of this fascinating region.<\/p>\n<p>Port and the Douro covers every aspect of the world of Port, from growing vines to shipping wines. It\u2019s an essential companion for anyone visiting this marvellously unspoilt area if they have even the slightest interest in Port. And if one doesn\u2019t at the start of the tour it\u2019s likely one will by the end, and even more probable that one\u2019s return journey will be slowed by the weight of a car-boot filled with bottles of Port that will illustrate in delicious fashion the variety, complexity and depth of this unique beverage.<\/p>\n<p>Port and the Douro<br \/>\nAuthor: Richard Mayson<br \/>\nPublished by: Infinite Ideas<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a330.00<br \/>\nISBN-10: 1908984171<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1908984173<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/?cat=20&amp;tag=wine\"><strong>Read reviews of more books about wine here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/tag\/portugal\/\">Read more articles about Portugal here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Travel review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would love to tell my readers that I am an expert on that full and iconic beverage but until recently Port was that festive tipple that mostly stayed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,24],"tags":[919,1548,615,1547,35,1549,3],"class_list":["post-4118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-food-travel-guides","tag-alcohol","tag-douro","tag-drink","tag-port-and-the-douro","tag-portugal","tag-richard-mayson","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4118"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25940,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118\/revisions\/25940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}