Douro DOC

Douro DOC is one of the oldest and most historically significant wine appellations in the world, located in northern Portugal along the Douro River valley. It is a region where wine identity is shaped not by compromise, but by extreme natural conditions, terraced slopes, and a winemaking culture forged over centuries.

The appellation stretches across steep, terraced hillsides where vineyards are often cultivated under demanding conditions. Hot, dry summers, limited rainfall, and significant elevation differences result in low yields but high concentration and structural tension. This is a landscape where every vine requires manual work and where terroir speaks with exceptional clarity.

Douro DOC is renowned not only for Port wine, but increasingly for its dry red and white wines. Red wines are typically made from indigenous varieties such as ‘Touriga Nacional’, ‘Touriga Franca’, ‘Tinta Roriz’, and ‘Tinto Cão’, and are defined by structure, dark fruit concentration, firm tannins, and ageing potential. White wines—often based on ‘Rabigato’, ‘Viosinho’, and ‘Gouveio’—stand out for their acidic tension, minerality, and restrained expression shaped by the mountain climate.