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SEVENTY SEVEN APARTMENTS

SEVENTY SEVEN Apartments is located in the União de Freguesias area of the Center of Porto, on Rua da Constitution, very close to the Marquês garden. A very central street where less than 100 meters you will find a mini market, pharmacy, bakery.

1.7 km from Coliseu do Porto, 1.8 km from Livraria Lello and 1.9 km from Estádio do Dragão. It is located 1.4 km from Bolhão Market. In the city center you can also visit the Torre dos Clérigos, the FC Porto Museum, Rotunda da Boavista and the Casa da Música.

The nearest airport is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, just 10 km from SEVENTY SEVEN Apartments.

In all apartments there is free WiFi and a 24-hour reception. SEVENTY SEVEN Apartments has a reception through a digital code of unique and temporary access during the stay.

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TAWNY

Why the name Tawny?

Tawny are red wines, made from the same grapes as Ruby, but which only age two to three years in oak barrels, and then pass to 550 liter French oak barrels.

TAWNY

Tawny are red wines, made from the same grapes as Ruby, but which only age two to three years in oak barrels, and then move on to 550 liter French oak barrels. These allow a higher contact of the wine with the wood and then with the air. Due to the high oxidation, Tawny lose the initial color of red wines, gaining lighter tones like amber, and flavors of dried fruits like nuts or almonds. With age Tawny gain even more aromatic complexity, enriching the aromas of dried fruits and acquiring aromas of wood, toast, coffee, chocolate, honey, etc.

And, unlike what happens with Ruby, it undergoes a high oxidation so it has a more complex flavor of nuts, such as figs or nuts. Its color is also much lighter than that of Ruby. Thus, this is a less intense and sweeter wine, where the presence of wood is noticeable. Also opposite to Ruby, the evolutionary capacity of Tawny is high, being able to age in the bottle for decades. This is a sweeter wine and one that gathers more fans within the young audience.

The existing categories are: Tawny, Tawny Reserva, Tawny with age indication (10 years, 20 years, 30 years and 40 years) and Harvest. These are wines from lots of several years, except Colheita, which resemble an Tawny with Age Indication with the same aging time.

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RUBY

Why Ruby?

Ruby Port Wine ages for 3 to 4 years in oak barrels.

RUBY

Since there is little contact with the wood and oxidation is low, preserving precisely the original taste. As its evolutionary capacity is not very large, it should be opened between 3 to 5 years after bottling. These are wines in which one seeks to sustain the evolution of its red color, more or less intense, and maintain the fruity aroma and vigor of the wines. young. In this type of wine, in order of increasing quality, the categories Ruby, Reserva, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) and Vintage are inserted. Wines from the best categories, especially Vintage, have great aging potential, as they age well in the bottle.

Wines of this style, where Vintage is the top category of the scale, are full of color and slightly sweeter and more fruity than Tawnies. Produced from grapes of a single year and bottled two to three years after the harvest, it gradually evolves over ten to 50 years in the bottle. The charm of Vintage Port lies in the fact that it is attractive in practically all stages of its life in the bottle.

In Portugal, it is the Douro and Porto Wine Institute (IVDP) that recognizes and classifies Port wines as “Vintage”.

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RABELO

Why Rabelo?

The remote and remote farms where Port wine was initially produced were only accessible across the river.

RABELO

One of the main symbols of Porto is the rabelo boat. These flattened boats, which today rest silently by the river, were the nautical horses used to transport the barrels of Port wine from the wine-growing Douro to the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. For centuries, when there were no suitable roads or railway lines, rabelo boats were the most reliable means of transport, if only for their exclusivity. Sailing upstream of the river made it difficult. When there was no current, the rabelos could be paddled with the sail helped by favorable winds. But against the fast currents, the only option was to tow. This was a treacherous and difficult task for the crew, climbing along dusty rocky gorges, dragging the boat with them.

Always just a millimeter away from crashing and hitting the rapids.
If the crew were lucky, they would have a tow path. The rabelo would sound the horn to call local farmers. A cry of “Eh! Boieiro” would echo across the valley, and with three pairs of oxen harnessed he would try to tow the boat.

As a reward for their work, the crew received three frugal meals a day. Breakfast in the morning and dinner consisting of roasted sardines, while lunch was a more substantial meal of veal, bread and vegetable soup.
All meals would be well watered with good glasses of wine. Taking into account the nature of the merchandise, it was expected that this wine would discourage the crew from withholding Port wine directly from the barrels.
This was not the case. The habit of ‘tasting’ meant that sailors took a little Port wine from the merchandise and often hid it in a cove so that they could enjoy it on their return. Especially because a good port is difficult to resist.

The first railway track in the Douro was completed in 1887. Rabelo would no longer be the only option for transporting wine and bulk goods to the coast. Still, these courageous vessels remained in business for many more decades.
It was the coming of the roads that changed this reality forever. The last commercial trip for a rabelo is believed to have occurred in 1964.

in the rabelos and their brave crews, the port wine trade would never have prospered. That is why it is more than fair that the Port wine producing houses have joined together in order to save rabelos from extinction. Many of these Port wine houses built rabelos to remind us of their glory days.
These beautiful boats go to the river on the day of São João, on June 24, to participate in the Annual Rabelos Regatta. It is a wonderful event not to be missed.

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DOURO

Why Douro?

DOURO

The Douro enters Portugal after leaving the Sierra de Urbión in Soria, Spain. The river then comes to end its journey, in the Atlantic, in Foz. The Douro is the third largest river in the Iberian Peninsula (it has 850 kilometers), encompasses other rivers, such as Sabor, Tua or Távora, and serves as the main source of irrigation of the grapes with which the wine is produced. The vines are grown on farms that have been planted by cutting terraces on the steep banks of the river. The harvest product then goes down the river to Vila Nova de Gaia where Port wine is distilled.

Before reaching the Atlantic Ocean, the Douro River passes through several cities and, along the route it takes, many areas have been classified as World Heritage, such as Vila Nova de Foz Côa, where the largest museum is located outdoor rock art, the Alto Douro Wine Region and, finally, the Historic Center of Porto.

In all its trajectory, the lands are fertile, because they are watered by the waters of this river, and we cannot forget that Man passed and settled in these areas due to these waters, where he could fish to eat or water the lands he cultivated. For all these reasons, the Douro River is more than a landscape or a navigable medium, it is the history and mark of a people.

There are many legends that try to explain the name of this river. One of them says that, on the steep slopes, shiny stones rolled down to the river, which they discovered to be gold (Douro: de + gold). Another points out that the name may come from the Celtic word ‘dur’, which means water, but there is still another that tries to explain the name of the river with the Latin word ‘duris’, which means ‘hard’ and which could be an association to hardness of the landscapes that are involved along the Douro River.

When it reaches Porto, the river passes under six bridges before reaching the sea. The bridges are, from west to east, the Ponte da Arrábida, which once had the widest concrete deck in the world, Ponte D. Luís I, the most prominent bridge in the city with a lower deck to pass pedestrians to Vila Nova of Gaia. Then comes the Ponte do Infante (with the largest concrete arch on the planet), the Dona Maria Pia Bridge (designed by Gustave Eiffel, which we hear that he built a tower that is famous in another European city), which was used by trains, followed by from Ponte de São João. The last bridge in Porto is Ponte do Freixo.

In summer there are children who jump from the lower deck of the D. Luís I Bridge to the river, making sure that they do not hit the boats that pass in the river below them.

The best way to see the Douro is to cruise the six bridges. You can take a boat in Ribeira or Vila Nova de Gaia. The cruise lasts only an hour. You can also choose to take a longer trip, going up the river towards the land of the vineyards.

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CAVES

Why Caves?

There are 15 Port wine cellars in Gaia in total.

CAVES

Port wine to be worthy of the name must have the grapes harvested from the areas demarcated by the Marquis of Pombal and must rest in barrels, wooden barrels in the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. The visit to the cellars is mandatory. When visiting the cellars, a guide is always available who will tell the story of Port wine and the cellar in question. At the end of the visit we will be able to taste the red and white Port wine from each cellar. The cellars have always been mostly connected to English families, who took Port wine across the seas to the United Kingdom and other places. There are a total of 15 cellars, the most well-known: Taylor’s, Ferreira, Offley, Cálem and Ramos Pinto.

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BARRICA

Why Barrica?

BARRICA

Currently, they have the function of storing wine for variable times depending on the wine to be produced, attributing their own aromas during this aging period and largely defining their quality. The characteristics of the barrel have a strong influence on the final result of the wine!
The quality, drying and porosity of the wood used (usually oak), are properties responsible for the greater or lesser presence of tannins in the wine. The barrels are burned inside with greater or lesser intensity, the burning of the barrel contributes to the smoke aroma present in some wines. The temperature and humidity of the medium in which the barrel rests. Barrica’s capacity also influences the quality of the wine. A smaller barrel will make the wine have a stronger flavor to the wood from which the barrel is built since the barrels can be built in various types of wood, although oak is the wood of choice.

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