Top 100 wines of Porto - Page 8

Discover the top 100 best wines of Porto of Porto as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Porto and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Porto

The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Arinto de Bucelas

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Porto

wines from the region of Porto go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, basque lasagne or lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Porto

On the nose in the region of Porto often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, black cherries or jam. In the mouth in the region of Porto is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

News from the vineyard of Porto

Visiting World of Wine in Porto

Opened in 2020, World of Wine – known as WOW – has become a must-visit attraction for tourists in Porto, the city at the heart of Portugal’s Douro wine region. The new cultural district transformed Vila Nova de Gaia, on the south bank of the Douro river, an area previously occupied by Port lodges. The idea was conceived by The Fladgate Partnership as early as 1986, when regulations around the export of the Douro’s fortified Port wines changed. Previously all Port had to be shipped from Vila Nova ...

Graham’s Port launches Bicentenary Collection

The £25,000 collection, of which only 30 will be produced, includes six classic Graham’s Vintage Ports and six Single Harvest Tawny Ports, with the first edition due to be auctioned by Christie’s in December. Founded in 1820, Graham’s marked its bicentennial in 2020, but the launch of the cabinet was delayed until now because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Graham’s said the collection included wines that had been ‘hailed as some of the greatest declarations of the last two centuries’, including class ...

Le Nez du Vin inventor Jean Lenoir has passed away

Thousands of wine lovers, sommeliers and trade professionals across the world have benefited from Lenoir’s educational tools over the past four decades. He was born into a winemaking family in Burgundy, and he often joked that he learned to taste as he learned to walk. Lenoir was a paratrooper during the Algerian War, and he then pursued a career at the Maison de la Culture in Chalon-sur-Saône. He was eventually promoted to assistant director, but he never lost his passion for wine, and he studi ...