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To: james h. snyder who wrote (91)	9/18/1998 2:29:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 128

Personally, I have never been to the Iberian peninsula, in spite of having relatives in Asturias (Northern Espa¤a), I feel guilty as I lived in Europe for a number of years, never visited them... shame, shame, on me. I have great interest to go to Asturias, and Portugal would not be too far, if I were to go, Oporto would be for sure a place to go. This is where Vinho do Porto, ("Port" wine), is shipped out to the world, so if you go to Portugal, try to go there and then I would appreciate if you report yur trip here. Portugal has the best Port wine in the world, lots of interesting little stories about Port. The English think that Portuguese Port, (along with Spanish Sherry), is actually an English drink that simply it is produced in a couple of "foreign" countries....yeah right! To their credit, it was an Englishman, Joseph James Forrester in 1831 who first thought of transporting the wine from the Douro Valley (where it is produced), to Oporto, as the wine did not travel well, he added alcohol (brandy) to the casks, and voil Port wine was born..... the rest as they say, it is history. For his trouble, The Portuguese made Mr. Forrester a "baron". In addition, in Portugal they produce another fortified wine Madeira, and then the renowned "Vinhos Verdes" (Green Wines), no they are not Green, they are so called because they are "Young" wines and so they are refreshing to drink. There are also the For‡ados (I think that is how they are called), that is the equivalent to the Spanish Matadores (bullfighters), except in Portugal I believe they spare the bull, (who has the horns covered with a couple of "balls", so as to not hurt the For‡ados I have only seen this on film, looks fun to watch, at least once. Anyway, plenty to see and explore in Portugal.... Hope you return to tell us all about it. Z.