The red-hot Portuguese Douro Valley is one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world. The vineyards on steep slopes in the mountainous landscape are covered with countless grape varieties. In the past, they all disappeared into Port. In recent years, the dry Douro wines have been winning the hearts of wine lovers.
The wineries in the Douro have been modernised rapidly in recent years. More and more of these Quintas are making dry red quality wines in addition to Port. These are not yet available at the average Dutch liquor store, but they are increasingly appreciated internationally.
The price-quality ratio of the dry Douro wines is particularly good. You can buy a fine red wine from the Douro for less than ten euros. If you are prepared to pay a few euros more, you can opt for a top wine. These are made by the Quintas from hand-selected grapes and matured in oak barrels.
The dry red wines from the Douro are generally quite strong, with a recognisable spiciness of salmiak, laurel and liquorice. The wood-aged ones are rounder, with hints of vanilla and cedar.
Quite a few different grape varieties grow in the Douro. They are the old varieties that have been used for Port for hundreds of years. Important blue Douro grapes are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão, Tinta Francisca, Bastardo and Touriga Franca. They are still used for red Port, but now that winemakers are also using them for their dry red wines, you see them appear on the label.
Are there also dry white wines? Yes, they are! They are generally made in a fresh style. Definitely worth discovering. The grapes from which white Port is also made are also used for these wines. They have beautiful and still relatively unknown names such as Gouveio, Roupeiro, Rabigato, Síria, Côdega de Larinho or Viosinho. We currently have eleven wines from Douro in our range. You can view all our wines from Douro here.
Orange wine (27) 
Fresh (89) 
Light (36) 
Rosé (14) 
Aromatic (22) 
Medium (98) 
Sparkling (27) 
Ripe (71) 
Full-bodied (99) 
