The Douro Valley is located in the north of Portugal and it is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. It is since 1757 that this area has created specific rules for the wine production. Tradition is something that makes this place special with its old vines growing in stone walled terraces made by hand that created a unique landscape classified as UNESCO World Heritage.

Port is the most famous of the wines produced in this region but in the past 20 years dry wines made their way towards international recognition. Using the heritage of native grape varieties, these wines reflect the amazing “terroir” with a sense of identity. The skill of blending and using granite tanks (“lagares”) during the vinification process, gives these wines a genuine and authentic character not repeatable elsewhere in the world.

Douro Wine Region – Nature, Culture, and Traditions

Concentrated reds, complex with aging potential, using the famous Touriga Nacional grape in most of the blends or mineral whites produced in altitude, rose, sparkling, the choices are various but always with a high level of quality, so the question is simple, do you know many wine regions in the world that can produce so many different styles of wines with such high quality?

The climate of the Douro wine region is very similar to the Mediterranean. During the day you can have really high temperatures that can reach 40ºc, and important temperature drops during the night, but the river has a big influence on this as sun reflecting the water can really transmit temperatures fantastic to produce red wines but not good for whites and this is the reason that the white wines are produced on the top of the mountains. 

Breath taking views, a river that makes its way through the mountains combined with local gastronomy and warming people with a smile on the face, the Douro is the new hot spot location in the tourism of Portugal.