1880 Facts about Port and Madeira by Henry Vizetelly

COIiLiEES EEOM THE EOAD TO CINTEA.

II.—COLLAEES, ToEEBS VeDEAS, THE TeEMO, CaMAEATE, Caecavellos, and Laveadio. The Drive to Cintra—The Portuguese Bscorial—Pate of the Steam-ploughs designed for Queen Donna Maria's Model Farm—The use to which the Steam-plough is put by the mild Hindoo—The Beauties of Cintra—The Vineyards of Collares—The Adegas of Almocegema and the Newly-vin- taged Collares Wine—The Growths of Torres Vedras and ofthe Termo of Lisbon—The Wine of Camarate—Messrs. Wynn and Custance's Adegas at Sacavem—The Various Wines shipped by the House—Uprooting of A'ines by order of the Marquis de Pombal—^Ancient Benaissance Fountain —The Lavradio Vineyards and Wines—Mr.Cresswell's Stores at Morta— Pastand Present Consumption of Lisbon Wines. The day after my excursion to Bucellas I started off in searcli of the vineyards of Collares, yielding a pleasant red wine, possessing somewhat the character of a full-bodied Beaujolais, and very generally consumed at Lisbon. The village of Collares is a few miles beyond Cintra,famed for its remarkable natural beauty and charming views,over which every.Portuguese tourist, followingLord Byron'slead,apparently feels bound to gointo rap-