I’ve always loved Porto and need little excuse to visit. Not uncoincidentally, I’ve always loved port and need little excuse to drink it and so, invited to stay in this fine city and road-test its latest attraction, the ambitiously-monikered World of Wine, who was I to resist?
There’s been a mixed reception to Wow locally. One person told me that it was garish and vulgar
Porto is really two cities, Porto itself and Vila Nova de Gaia, separated by the mighty Douro River, along the banks of which lie the precipitous vineyards responsible for the finest of all fortified wines and some increasingly tasty red and white wines too. I was billeted in the swanky Yeatman Hotel. Set high on the hill of Vila Nova de Gaia, it faces Porto across the river and each of the 109 bedrooms has dramatic, uncluttered views of the city. There’s an indoor pool, outdoor pool, gym, spa and wine shop.
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