Dão wines for Christmas dinner in Porto is the subject of the wine tasting lead by Luis Costa, journalist and sub-director of International RTP channel but also connected to the wine world for many years (founder, editor and chronicler of WINE magazine - Essence of Wine and author of the program "The Bacchus time"). The initiative is organized by the Wines of Portugal tasting room of Porto, together with the Dão CVR and will present wines made from indigenous grape varieties, highlighting Dão wine region and its rich and complex wines. Surrounded on all sides by mountains with granitic soils, the vineyards of Dão wine region are scattered at various altitudes amidst pine forests, rising from 200 metres above sea level at its lowest spots to 1,000 metres in the Serra da Estrela. Wine tasting registration is required by e-mail provas.salaporto@viniportugal.pt and has a cost of 5€. Other information can be requested to Daniela Macedo, by the same e-mail or phone 22 33 23 072/96 637 11 02.