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A rainy February weekend away in Oporto, northern Portugal. Flew with Ryanair for the first time. Very cheap ticket, leaving some $$ to splurge on a great hotel, the Hotel Infante de Sagres in Oporto...
With this Mozaga Malvasía Seca, we finish up the last night in Fuerteventura. Steve
Dinner in Yaiza at La Casona de Yaiza. Another fine Lanzarote white wine - this one a Stratvs Malvosía seco. Dessert was a chocolate volcano with red berries. Yum!
We're staying in Yaiza, home of one of the Lanzarote wines you can see in an earlier post. So, how do you grow grapes on an arid, windswept rock off the coast of Africa? Well, you build a wall to shelter...
Tonight it's a bottle of Yaiza Malvasía Seco 2008. Very nice, and a cool bottle. Steve
Bermejo Malvasía Seco - A yummy white wine to go with lots of fried fish and papas arrugás (Canary-style baby potatoes) Steve
Time to head home after a week in Prague. The original plan was to spend 3 days in Prague and the rest of the time taking day trips to nearby towns, but there was so much to see here that we never left...
After visiting the Royal Palace and other marvels of Prague castle, we're taking a break in the Wenceslas vineyard. Here you can see a fine Czech red - Zweigeltrebe 2007 Znovín Znojmo. Beautiful views...