The landscape of the Douro is magnificent with steep, laboriously terraced vineyards that have earned the district a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The grapes that grow here eventually end up in either a port wine or a so-called Douro wine, high-quality, dry wines that are becoming more and more popular here. They are among Portugal’s best wines today, both the reds and the whites.
This is the tour where you have the chance to discover these exciting wines and at the same time rediscover port wine, which has actually had a renaissance in recent years. People don’t drink port wine as often anymore, but there is now a good market for really high-quality port, both tawny and vintage.
We visit both small growers with a family feel and who offer home-cooked lunches and large port wine houses that use the latest technology. We stay two nights in the pleasant town of Porto, Portugal’s second city, and two nights in the valley, at the excellent Vintage House.
Come and discover the spectacular landscapes and wines of the Douro on this wine tour with BKWine, one of the world’s leading wine tour operators (*).
- This tour is currently available as a bespoke tour for small groups.
(*) And the only one who has authored 13 award-winning wine books.
