Europe - Portugal

PORTO

At the mouth of the Douro, where Atlantic air meets merchant history, the culture of Port took shape. Grapes from the schist terraces and hot mesoclimates of the Douro DOC are vinified upriver, often in lagares, then fortified with aguardente vínica and moved to the more humid lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia before export through the port city. The IVDP polices origin and style, while cask strategy in seasoned pipes and disciplined blending draw the lines between Ruby, Tawny and Vintage. From rabelo transport to English shippers and modern single-quinta bottlings, city and valley read as one continuum of terroir and élevage.

PORTO

At the mouth of the Douro, where Atlantic air meets merchant history, the culture of Port took shape. Grapes from the schist terraces and hot mesoclimates of the Douro DOC are vinified upriver, often in lagares, then fortified with aguardente vínica and moved to the more humid lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia before export through the port city. The IVDP polices origin and style, while cask strategy in seasoned pipes and disciplined blending draw the lines between Ruby, Tawny and Vintage. From rabelo transport to English shippers and modern single-quinta bottlings, city and valley read as one continuum of terroir and élevage.