The best wines of Douro

Discover the best wines of Douro of Duriense as well as the best winemakers of Douro and estates of Douro to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Douro and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Douro by region

Looking for a good wine of Douro of Duriense among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Douro. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Douro with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Douro

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Want to buy a red wine of Douro cheap or sell a red wine of Douro at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Douro

Red wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone) or irish stew with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Douro

On the nose the red wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or licorice and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, cocoa or mocha. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Douro. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Douro

  • 1964With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1981With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.79/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.73/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Douro

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Tinta Barroca

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Douro.

Discovering the wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Douro

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Douro

White wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of giant paella cooked on a wood fire, stuffed sea almonds with cream cheese or chicken chop suey.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Douro

On the nose the white wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, melon or lime and sometimes also flavors of apricot, raisin or toasty. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Douro. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Douro

  • 2019With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.33/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Douro

  • Rabigato
  • Codega de Larinho
  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Gouveio

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Douro.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Douro

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Douro

Sparkling wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope with marsala, homemade burger or obelix's boar leg in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Douro

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, toasty or spices and sometimes also flavors of apricot, raspberry or strawberries.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Douro

  • 2005With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Douro

  • Touriga Franca
  • Gouveio
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Chardonnay
  • Rabigato

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Douro.

The word of the wine: Jeroboam

Bottle with a capacity of 5 litres.

Great pink wines of Douro

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Douro

Pink wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), chicken puff pastry or sauté of pork with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Douro

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in pink wine of Douro

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Douro

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Baga
  • Tinta Francisca
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Douro.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

Great sweet wines of Douro

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Douro

Want to buy a sweet wine of Douro cheap or sell a sweet wine of Douro at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Douro

Sweet wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of french toast, leek - goat cheese - honey quiche or smoked salmon pasta gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Douro

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit or floral. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Douro. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Douro

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Douro

  • Moscatel Galego
  • Sémillon
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Petit Manseng
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Douro.

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

Great natural sweet wines of Douro

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Douro cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Douro at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Douro

Natural sweet wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, simple pancake batter or warm broccoli and blue cheese salad.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Douro

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Douro. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, honeycomb or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of the region of Douro. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Douro

  • 1967With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1976With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1974With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Douro

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinto Cao
  • Malvasia Fina

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Douro

A wine route planned in the region of Douro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Douro.

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

News from the vineyard of Douro

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Azores to get own regional vine and wine institute

The creation of an Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho dos Açores (IVVA), with headquarters in the island of Pico, follows the remarkable qualitative growth that the Archipelago of the Azores’ wine industry has been experiencing over the past decade. ‘People are excited about growing fruit and making wine here. There are about 300 growers producing their own fruit and a lot of small “garage” producers are starting. Some of them have worked and trained with us and are now making very interesting wines, ...

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

Discover other regions and appellation of Douro

A wine route in the region of Douro ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Armamar
  • Bragança
  • Car­razeda de ansiães
  • Cedovim
  • Coimbra
  • Douro valley
  • Espinho
  • Favaios
  • Guilhufe
  • Lisboa
  • Mesão frio
  • Mirandela
  • Murca
  • Oeiras
  • Peso da regua
  • Santa marta de penaguião
  • Silveiros
  • São joão da pesqueira
  • Torre de moncorvo
  • Vacalar
  • Vila real