Behind a Good Wine There is a Great Job

The fruit that gives rise to the wine is harvested during the month of September, in a task in a way of celebration, where there is no lack of good disposition and joy. Some farms allow the participation of tourists in the harvest.

"It is not seen in what way, this soil is capable of giving bread and wine. But it does. On the banks of a river of gold, crucified between the heat of the sky that from above the baby and the thirst of the bed that from below it dries, the walls of the miracle are erected. On steep terraces, varadins that no palace, grows the strains like the basil to the windows. In September, the men leave the cold-ground banks and descend, in rogas, the staircase of the shale mill. They sing, dance and work. Then they go up. And soon there is bottled sun to drink the four corners of the world. "

(Miguel Torga, in Portugal)

In the month of September the terraces of the Douro fill with people who gather the grapes to produce the world famous wine. After harvesting the grapes these are deposited in wineries where they are crushed with people's feet so that they can release their juice that will give rise to the wine. While some walk the wine others encourage the party to sing to the sound of the accordion touch and the strumming of the guitar strings.

Many of the vineyards, which hold the vast expanses of vines, enable tourists to take part in the harvest, learn more about the region's favorite fruit, and contribute to the production of some of the best wines in the country. Once produced, it is time to prove the final result and prove what our hands helped to make. During the rest of the year the farms remain open to the public, contemplating it with various activities from the wine tasting to the visit of the cellars and the vineyards.