This region, named for the river, is best known for its reds that are specially selected to go into Port. However, excellent still wines have also emerged from this region. It runs from the Spanish-Portugal border up along the Douro to the town of Porto. Production dates back to Roman times, when monks planted vines on the steep slopes.
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Starting at $108.23 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Touriga Franca (or Touriga Francesa) is one of the major grape varieties used t...
The only classic variety of the Douro not indigenous to Portugal, Tinta Roriz is known in Spain, its birthplace, as T...
History of the grape: Touriga Nacional is produced as a still table wine, but is also one of the most important grape...
Porto (or Oporto, or Port) is Portugal’s second largest city, located at the mouth of the Douro...
Young artist, who frequented the artistic centre of Oporto, founded the company in 1880 at the ag...
Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous “Quintas” in the ...
With the creation of the Douro Trading Centre in 1986, it becomes possible ageing and exporting P...
The Winery - CARM built a new winery in 2004. It was an important step towards producing top qual...
Since 1999, Quinta de Ventozelo belongs to the Spanish group Proinsa. The property is located in ...
Grape growing in the Douro Region dates back to pre-historic times. In Bronze Age burying-grou...
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Douro on Snooth
May 2013
This blend is made of grapes that you might normally associate with port. Very dark inky purple color, and a really different nose of leather, spice, stewed plum/prune, and herbaceous/leafy notes. Also had a distinct and unique odor we both (independently!) identified as freshly baked sweet dinner rolls or pretzel buns! Medium bodied with notes ... Read More
April 2013
Lots and lots of fresh plum with chocolat at the end...Loved it with baked cod. Price in Brazil was around $ 16.00. Read More
March 2013
The Adega de Favaios Moscatel Douro is a sweet wine made exclusively from grapes of the Moscatel Galego variety. A drink of secular traditions in the Douro. Conveys the intense aroma of the variety that it is based and its flavor with hints of honey and jam make it the bastion of Favaios region. A pleasant appetizer or accompaniment to an desser... Read More
March 2013
goldgelb, ölig, Vanille und Fruchtaromen, im Gaumen Aprikosen, Röstnoten - herrliches Finale Read More
March 2013
A Grand Tasting showcasing the range of Portugal's wines, from the dry reds ... reds ... offerings from the Douro. More than 50 wineries will be presenting their latest vintages at this event in New York City. The grand tasting will also feature two theme tables: Cool and Exciting Whites table and Portuguese Red Gems table. International appet... Read More
March 2013
My name is Victor, and after living in Portugal for the last 22 years, I now ... ... here. My favorite are Douro, Dao for Portugal and Rioja and Ribera del Duero and Toro for Spain.Looking forward to learning something, after all, that's what makes life worth living. &nbs Read More
March 2013
Clear and transparent douro red (granat with a purple nuance- probably due to the rather young age), very consistent.Intense and complex at smell, some chemical aromas but mainly red fruits. Perhaps too alcoohlic.Acid, but at the main time very warm and consistent at taste, very equilibrated. Read More
Jul 9, 2009
Sandeman have got a fantastic Wine Centre - Quinta do Seixo - in the Douro. For more info check out their site at http://www.sandeman.eu/visitus/douro ... There's nothing like sipping a chilled glass of white Porto at six o' clock in the afternoon, with the majestic Douro river just a couple of hundred feet away!!!
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The GPS coordninates that have been uploaded for the Douro are not accurate. The following GPS coordinates would be correct: Latitude: N 41º10’4.44”; Longitude: W 7º33’18.36”
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