Greetings!
Before we drove all day to get to our next place to stay (Cotimbra), we went to our scheduled winery tour at
Quinta la Plansel. Founded by a true pioneer in Portugal's wine industry, and built up by his daughter and granddaughters, this is a stop not to be missed. Portugal owes much to
Jorge Bohm, and to a ship taking him from Germany to Brazil that broke down in Lisbon sixty years ago.
His love of the soil, and his willingness to pursue the folly of single grape wines (especially from the northern regions) resulted in the broadening of the industry, and his family's premier place in European enology. We bought some of their best to be drink over the next week, and will look into their
distributor in Bend, Oregon to buy some when we get home.
By the way, we've been to a lot of wine tours and tastings. Kudos to the young staffer (whose name we should have gotten) for her excellent presentation. This winery is in good hands all around.
After resting a bit at our guest house, we headed back out to find the Roman city built between the 1st and 4th century AD being excavated nearby. It's the most extensive site on the Iberian Peninsula, and the set of baths, mosaics,and gardens in the massive private houses (35,000 square feet, 20 rooms) are architecturally unbelievable.
To see all of the photos taken today, click on:
Wednesday, Oct 9th, Cotimbra, Portugal.
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