article_snippet.sent: From the moment I set foot on my terrace overlooking the Douro river to the divine meal I ate at my terrace Michelin-starred restaurant, The Yeatman played a wonderful trick on me.
article_snippet.sent: But, to my surprise, The Yeatman has been open for just five years - a fraction of the age of some of the pricier bottles in The Yeatman wine cellar.
article_snippet.sent: Regardless of Even though the hotel is dedicated to wine, it’s not just for enthusiasts knowledge or palate, guests can take advantage of two other things that The Yeatman specialises in: relaxation and imaginative food.
article_snippet.sent: The Yeatman, Portugal’s first luxury wine hotel, is built into a hill in Vila Nova de Gaia, with all of Portugal 82 rooms facing the river of Portugal’s second-largest city and almost every one themed after a Portuguese winery.
article_snippet.sent: Guest rooms at The Yeatman face the river of Portugal’s second-largest city, and almost all of them are themed after a Portuguese winery (pictured: superior room)
article_snippet.sent: Guests at The Yeatman are just a short walk from Taylor’s wine lodges and cellars, where Guests at The Yeatman Port wine ages in thousands of barrels.
article_snippet.sent: After Guests at The Yeatman are offered three Port wines - chip dry (extra dry white), late bottled vintage and 10-year-old tawny - and they can pay extra to sample premium Port wines.
article_snippet.sent: From the spa to the restaurant and everywhere in between, everything at Yeatman comes back to wine, with the hotel acting as an ambassador.
article_snippet.sent: After my two-night stay at Yeatman I still consider myself a novice when it comes to the finer points of wine, but I left feeling confident that there will be fewer surprises the next time I pick up a bottle at the supermarket.
article_snippet.sent: www.the-yeatman-hotel.com .
article_snippet.sent: Yeatman is offering a summer programme from May 1 to October 31, requiring a minimum two nights’ stay in a superior room or suite.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Yeatman has been open for just five years, but has the feel of a place steeped in decades-old tradition .
  