{"id":22116,"date":"2018-11-21T06:33:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T06:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=22116"},"modified":"2018-11-21T06:33:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T06:33:16","slug":"in-porto-3-prova-and-wine-quay-two-nice-wine-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/portugal\/in-porto-3-prova-and-wine-quay-two-nice-wine-bars","title":{"rendered":"In Porto (3) Prova and Wine Quay, two nice wine bars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prova, Porto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Porto has some good wine bars. We checked out two, on our brief visit. The first is Prova<\/a>. This is a nicely situated, stylish wine bar with a great list and some nice small plates. The staff are also excellent. We got chatting, and were given a taste of a very cool wine that hasn’t yet been released (it’s awaiting approval by the IVDP as it’s a variety that currently isn’t allowed on its own, hence the label).<\/p>\n

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Quinta da Costa do Pinh\u00e3o Mourisco 2016 Douro, Portugal<\/strong>
\nThis is a lighter red wine that’s sappy, green, mineral and balanced with supple cherry and plum fruit. It’s stony with subtle notes of iodine and spice. I love it. 94\/100<\/p>\n

Then we chose a bottle off the list. It was from the Azores, and it was excellent. We had it with some small snacks: anchovies and sardines. This was a happy place.<\/p>\n

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Magma Verdelho 2016 DO Biscoitos, Azores<\/strong>
\nThis is from the island of Terceira, and it’s made with help from consultant winemaker Anselmo Mendes. Volcanic soils, 1200 bottles made. There’s a lovely intensity and depth to this wine: it’s textural with smoothness, some graininess and focused lemony fruit as well as richer melon notes. Mineral in a textural, grainy sort of way. 93\/100<\/p>\n

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The other wine bar we checked out is rather different. It has a good, strong list at very good prices, but a supplementary attraction is the location: the Wine Quay Bar<\/a> looks out over the river towards Gaia, and it’s a really stunning view as the sun sets.<\/p>\n

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We had a pre-dinner bottle of Filipa Pato’s 3B Ros\u00e9, which is just a deliciously fruity wine with nice balance. And at \u20ac16 for a bottle, with this view, it’s insanely affordable pleasure.<\/p>\n

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