DOURO VALLEY
Area of Portugal known for producing the worlds greatest port wines.
The Douro Valley is not averse to a blast of heat and in 2003 this was balanced by plenty of rain which fell at just the right time.
The Douro valley - the suggestive area in which are planted the vineyards from which it is produced Port - is a very hard region for viticulturists.
The Upper Douro valley where Port wine grapes grow
Port wine signs by the river Douro ...
port: A fortified wine originating from the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. Other countries such as Australia have a long history of producing wines of a similar style. Three major styles of port exist - ruby, tawny and vintage.
Port wine is a sweet Portuguese fortified wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. The port grapes are picked and made into wine, and then fortified. The grapes used?
Port: A sweet, fortified wine made in the Douro Valley of Portugal and aged in the coastal town of Vila Nova de Gaia; variations include Vintage, Tawny, Late Bottled Vintage, Ruby, White and others.
Touriga Franca or Francesa is widely grown in the Douro Valley and is probably the most important constituent of Port, where it is deemed to offer a certain delicacy of fruit and aroma.
From there it was probably introduced into the Douro Valley of Portugal and then to the Anjou region and the Loire Valley of Western France.
The Douro valley, in the north, is home to the Port industry, making *fortified wines of varying styles, and increasingly good table wines from the same terraced hillside vineyards.
Schist: A large group of rocks that can be split into thin layers, as shale or slate can be. There are schists in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal, which is a controlled appellation.
There is also a purple variety, Verdelho Tinto, planted on that island. There is some speculation that the same variety is planted in the Douro Valley, where it is called Gouvieo.
Port: Strictly speaking, a wine made in an area of the Douro Valley, Portugal, 50 miles inland from the port town of Oporto. The name is an abbreviation of the Portuguese name Vinho do Porto or wine of Oporto.
 See also: Grape, Portugal, Wine, Port, Region
  
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