Douro Wines
The Douro Valley is one of the most breathtaking wine regions on earth. Carved into the dramatic terraced hillsides of northern Portugal, where schist soils and an extreme continental climate produce wines of extraordinary power and complexity, the Douro is the world's oldest legally demarcated wine region, legislated back in 1756. Famous as the birthplace of Port, the Douro has also built a formidable reputation for bold, structured dry reds and fresh, mineral whites from indigenous varieties like Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca. Few regions in the world combine such dramatic scenery with such exceptional wine.
