Hiking Portugal's Douro Valley: A Pictorial Tour
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Porto, the Port Houses, & the Douro River: A Pictorial Tour of Portugal's Port Hub
Click on each image below to view a pictorial tour of Porto. Includes pictures of Porto from both sides of the Douro as well as many of the major port houses and attractions. Included you will find multiple images of La Maison des Porto, a must see port only wine bar/retail store a block off the...
2012 Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines, Portugal, Douro - Wine Review
Score:
93
Grade:
A
Ruby/purple in color. The nose is nice with dark cherries, black raspberries and cigar. On the palate, soft dark cherries with good acidity. Tight layering that unwinds in the glass. Lovely texture. Nice finish. Worked well with food. While not quite as good as the Maria Teresa, it is also one third the price. This will probably improve a bit in the cellar and certainly has a nice decade or two left.
2011 Quinta do Crasto Douro Vinha Maria Teresa, Portugal, Douro - Wine Review
Score:
96
Grade:
A
Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is great with black raspberries, dust and spice and char. This was decanted for a bit before trying. On the palate, there is a great precision here. Lots of black raspberry fruit with dried leaves and charred earth. A bit of tobacco. It is tightly layered but unwinds in the glass. Long finish. A beautiful wine with a bright future.
Douro Valley: Portugal's Best-Known Wine Region
If your local wine shop is like mine, you've noticed that the Portuguese wine section grows larger every month. Wines from Portugal are becoming more and more popular. At the heart of this surge in popularity is the Douro wine region, known for centuries as the home of Port wines . Today, the Douro Valley is also famous for its excellent unfortified wines, particularly reds.
Port Wine: Portugal's Douro Valley, Making Port Wine & the History of Port
Port is a fortified wine from the remote vineyards in Portugal's Douro Valley. Here, in the Douro Valley, time has almost stood still. You will not find the latest wine making techniques and fancy equipment. Instead, you will find a wine industry much the way it was over a hundred years ago. Yet, in spite of it, or because of it, vintage Port is one of the world's greatest wines. Port takes its name from the city of Oporto that is situated at the mouth of the 560-mile long Rio Douro or River of Gold. Although many port-style wines are made around the world – most notably Australia, South Africa and the United States – the strict usage of the terms Port or Porto refer only to wines produced in Portugal. It is these wines that we will explore here.
