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Porto

Porto's role in Port is ageing and blending. The grapes come from the Douro, and the wine matures in Vila Nova de Gaia.

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Porto, Douro / Porto
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Porto is the ageing and blending side of Port, rather than the place where its grapes grow. The grapes come from the Douro, and the wine matures in Vila Nova de Gaia. Gaia's lodges contribute the oak-aged, sweet, fortified profiles associated with Port.

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  1. Douro26 producersThe Douro's steep, mainly schist terraces produce dry still wines as well as the grapes for Port. Its hot, arid conditions support ripe, powerful wines.
  2. Távora-Varosa12 producersTávora-Varosa's high-altitude continental vineyards suit fresher, higher-acid sparkling wines. It was Portugal's first region demarcated for DOC sparkling wine, in 1989.

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