Heróis do Mar Festival: There are 100 wines to taste in Lisbon (including those that women choose when making dinner)
The new Heróis do Mar gastronomic festival, which aims to be a celebration of fish and seafood, as well as the culture and history associated with maritime tradition, begins this Thursday, October 3rd, at Doca da Marinha, in Lisbon. With the presence of more than 20 nationally and internationally renowned chefs, 10 restaurants in the capital and musical performances, the event also has a strong wine aspect, exclusively coming from Demarcated Lisbon Wine Region.
Over the four days of the festival, around 100 references from 50 producers in the region will be available. The wines that are born on the outskirts of Lisbon are associated with the capital’s biggest gastronomic event and are the common denominator in the vast program, which includes tastings, banquets, live cooking, gatherings, cooking classes and concerts.
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The Heróis do Mar gastronomic festival takes place at Doca da Marinha, on the 3rd and 4th of October, from 5pm to midnight, on the 5th, from 12pm to midnight, and on the 6th of October, from 12pm to 10pm. Entrance costs €5 and includes a free Riedel glass and a wine and two water tasting, as well as access to concerts, classes, gatherings and presentations (limited to the number of places available). Tastings in the present restaurants cost between €5 and €20. The price of the banquets, which bring together chefs such as Quique Dacosta and José Avillez, varies between €150 and €250. You can check the full program, restaurants and chefs present on the festival’s official page Heroes of the Sea.
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“Wines for dinners with friends who like beer”
The festival program also highlights the Special Lisbon Wine Tastings that take place over the four days of the event, with themes that challenge the senses: “Wines for dinners with friends who like beer” (3rd, at 6pm) ; “Beyond the rules: unexpected pairings with Lisbon Wines” (4th, at 7:30 pm); “Christmas gifts, the magic of wine” (5th, at 2pm); “For the modern woman, wines with personality” (5th, at 3:30 pm); “Wines that women choose when making dinner” (5th, at 5pm);“Taste wines made from sea, wind and rock” (day 5, at 6:30 pm); and “For those who still think that there are no vineyards in Lisbon” (the 6th, at 5 pm) or “Wines that men choose when making dinner” (the 6th, at 6:30 pm).
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