The Douro is an area of incredible natural beauty. Famous for its long history of Port wine production, the Douro is quickly becoming a source of stunning red and white still wines from a range of local grape varieties.
Krohn Port is one of the Douro’s underrated Port houses. Quality wines and value for money are associations regularly attached to Krohn.
Quinta do Portal is one of the most important Port houses in the Douro. They also make a number of good quality table wines.
Quinta do Ataíde is an historic wines estate in the Vilariça Valley area of the Douro region, where conditions are hot and dry and the soils is mainly loam and schist. Owned by the Symington family, the estate is certified organic and produces full bodied wines from Touriga Nacional.
Niepoort is one of the most important houses in the Douro. Dirk Niepoort also owns Quinta de Baixo in Bairrada.
Churchill’s Port was the first new Port house in fifty years when it opened up in 1981. Today the estate produces a range of good value Ports.
Sandeman was founded in 1790 by George Sandeman. Today the company’s infamous cloaked Don that graces Sandeman’s labels makes this historic Port house one of the most recognisable.
Owned by Philippe Austruy of Commanderie de Peyrassol in Côtes de Provence and the Château Malescasse in Haut-Médoc.
Founded by the Ferreira family, the wines of Quinta do Pôpa represent some of the most interesting in the Douro.
Large winery in the Douro. Formerly known as Quinta Folgosa before being purchased and rebranded in 2012.