The gayest drink - Pink Port from Porto

This has to be the gayest drink ever.  Pink Port - enjoyed chilled over ice, it's a new way to drink Port and is the world's first pink port apparently. I love it. My recent trip to Porto (Northern Portugal) opened my mind (and Karl's) to lots of things. Segways, a great weekend city break - but best yet - Port! The home of Port - there are over 17 Port merchants who grow on the Duoro River and store their wine in the city of Porto. You can taste it all over the place and we certainly did.

At the airport on the way home a lovely man suggested we try the pink port - sold to us as Rose Port - well any mention of rose and I'm won over. It's crisp, fresh and like a strong rose wine. A VERY strong rose.

There's a bit of information below I discovered on the N.D. John website - you can buy it online at: ndjohn.co.uk for £9.95.  the Croft website says you can get it in Tesco, Sainsbury's and Mozza's (Morrisons). Go, go, Go. Do yourself a favour. Really!


"Croft is one of the oldest of the original port houses and was founded over four centuries ago in 1588. It is the owner of one of the most famous properties in the Douro Valley. 

This innovative new Rosé style of Port has been made by a new technique which extracts fresh, fruity flavours and a subtle and delicate pink colour from limited contact with the skins of classic Port grape varieties, grown in top quality vineyards of the Douro Valley.

The result is wonderfully fresh and vibrant, full of the rich fruit flavours of Port but with a unique and distinctive appeal. It has created the perfect opportunity for Port to be consumed in the warmer months of the year when Port may not otherwise be the drink of choice."