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Douro DOC wine. Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro (upper Douro), as it is located some distance upstream from Porto, sheltered by mountain ranges from coastal influence.
Vintage Graham's port produced by the Symingtons. Symington Family Estates is a wine company and Port wine house in Portugal, which owns and operates several vineyards and wineries and owns several brands of Port, Madeira wine and Douro DOC wines, including some of the oldest and most well-known Port and Madeira brands.
The Douro vinhateiro (vine-land) of the Douro Valley in Portugal, long devoted to vineyards, has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The wine was taken downriver in flat-bottom boats called rabelos , to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia , just across the river from Porto .
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The Douro Wine Company continued to operate to 1833 (and was briefly revived from 1843 and 1853). [2] Today, many of it functions have been deregulated with the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto or (Port and Douro Wines Institute) being the official regulating body of Port wine and Douro table wine production. [4]
Vineyards at lower altitudes are preferred. Aspect: 250 (-1000) Density of planting: 50 (-50) Vineyards with a lower density of planting are preferred. Gradient: 100 (-100) Vineyards planted on steeper gradients are preferred. Granite content: 0 (-350) Vineyards with more schistous soils, instead of granite, are preferred. Grape varieties ...
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