The precise identity of these, and the proportion each represents in the final blend, may not be known even to the winemaker. As both established port houses and new initiatives seized this opportunity, a quality table wine industry in the douro was born. The association of port wine companies aevp, in conjunction with please the palate, held a trade event in san francisco on october 27. Taylor lbv 2014 portugal douro wine port other deep ruby colour. This book provides essential reference to the worlds greatest fortified wine and its region of origin. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expert richard mayson, the third edition of port and the douro offers unparalleled insight into the world of port and douro wines.
Rio torto makes a floral style of port, but we also source ports from other parts of the douro. Faber published my book on port, port and the douro, in 1999. The douro wine quiz port wine producer in the douro valley. See more ideas about douro valley, port wine and portugal. Things to do in douro valley, portugal iberian escapes. Port2port is a fine wine marketplace and online wine shop. Moscatel is a fortified wine made exclusively from the moscatel grape and has a slightly lower alcohol content than port wine. Spend a full day taking in the landscapes of the douro valley, traveling in a comfortable vehicle. The grape varieties cultivated in the region are famous for their secular history. Taste port wines, table wines and olive oil, enjoy a traditional. Mar 08, 2017 the central part of the douro region, centered on the village of pinhao, is known as the cima corgo region, where most highend vintage port originates. We visited two small wineries and enjoyed wine tastings. Then in 2007 churchill introduced a douro superior wine to the blend for the first time. It comes in at 108 grams per liter of residual sugar and was bottled in 2016, according to the label.
The douro region of northern portugal is the home of port. Take a look at the website and you may become a new fan of these quiz. It was a walkaround tasting highlighting dry and fortified wines of portugals douro demarcated region. The wine hub provides weekly quiz about wine from different regions and countries. Dirk was kind enough to offer winepages visitors his personal food and wine lovers guide to oporto and the douro. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the douro valley. Faber s wine list headed up by julian jeffs had offbeat personal books such as patrick. Oct 10, 2015 unfortified wine had still not caught on in a big way here when, in 1979, the ancient douro demarcation the worlds first was extended to include normal wine as well as fortified port. It takes its name from the douro river, which flows east to west from the spanish border to oporto, where it meets the atlantic ocean. Dec 06, 2016 whats new for porto and the douro wines december 6, 2016 by mike veseth in portuguese wine, wine, wine markets 1 comment as i noted in last weeks column, the association of port wine companies roadshow passed through seattle recently and sue and i were fortunate to be invited to attend the porto and douro wines tasting. But for wine enthusiasts, port means the delicious wine most often served with dessert. It is the center of portuguese shipbuilding and trade, with a history that dates back to the roman occupation, through the moorish settlement of the area, and into a strong relationship with england, beginning in the 14th century and the marriage of john i of portugal.
In this comprehensively updated fourth edition he reminds us why port is a drink that continues to fascinate wine lovers and win new fans. Jan 08, 2019 faber published my book on port, port and the douro, in 1999 but they sold off all their wine titles shortly afterwards and most of the series was eventually shelved. With vintage reports stretching back to 1896, port and the douro is an indispensable reference guide to one of the worlds greatest fortified wines. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Verdelho is also highly regarded as a white port variety in the home of port, the douro valley of portugal. The quinta has a vinification plant for the production of port and also douro wine based on its own grapes and those our company buys to the neighbouring producers. Richard mayson recounts the history of port up to the present day and gives a thorough analysis of the vineyards and grape varieties, with a. Henry jeffreys on wine book publishing guest post i. You can also have a wine tasting here, including port and douro wines, but youll need to book in. Chris kissak, the new edition of 20 is far superior to all editions that have gone before and in my view is beyond any doubt the bible of port wine. It is marked by two great mountains of schist that protect it from the atlantic winds and the superb douro river and its tributaries draw a scenery of rugged. Buy port and the douro classic wine library revised and updated ed.
Devoted wine lovers must pay a visit to the douro valley in portugal. Porto meneres 2012 lbv, douro rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 322017. When in porto, a trip to the port wine cellars shouldnt be missed. Large print with little or no info, just the authors brief impressions of port wine and the douro. Douro wines and portuguese food food and wine tours in.
Best wine regions in the world for tourism porto and douro. As i noted in last weeks column, the association of port wine companies roadshow passed through seattle recently and sue and i were fortunate to be invited to attend the porto and douro wines tasting expect the unexpected. Port and douro wines are recognized worldwide and, in november, the expert team of the prestigious wine spectator magazine awarded the value of these portuguese wines. Books about port for people who enjoy reading about port. Red port is blended together using a number of grape varieties.
This year, portugal won three trophies, and the 2011 dows vintage is the best wine of the world. I started collecting books about port and wine in 2009 and now have a substantial collection including some interesting. They found, on the upper douro river, in the middle of rocky hills and moderate climate, more fullbodied and robust wines. Wines of portugal a world of difference porto and douro. Cima corgo is the largest of the douros three subregions, and accounts for almost half of the valleys total wine production.
White port is a polarizing style of port produced by every major house on the douro river. They have garnered many fans over the years for their bangforbuck value, available in tawny, ruby and vintage styles. The worldwide porto wine and sherry wine brand since 1790. It produces a selection of douro and port wine and still uses traditional. Chairman alsace argentina australia austria bordeaux burgundy canada alsace argentina australia austria bordeaux burgundy canada. I was amazed i could even find any info, especially tasting notes on it, but by an internet miracle i did. And who best to represent such a wine than the three generations of men dedicated their lives and their passions to crafting wines from the douro.
A second, revised edition of his widely acclaimed first book portugals wines and wine makers was published in san francisco in 1998, while his latest book, the wines and vineyards. Douro wines, unfortified but made from the same grape varieties as port, are. Porto or oporto, or port is portugals second largest city, located at the mouth of the douro, the gateway to wine country. See our port wine, sherry, cherry wine, brandy and madeira. At one of the first pages a tribute is paid to the authors who made the ivp book port wine notes on its history, production and technology in 1981. On the palate the rich and concentrated black fruit flavour is supported by. Oct 11, 2019 get to know more about douro valley, in portugal, one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world, where port wine is produced. Port wine offers magnificent photographs, but also many informative maps and tables. Port is now being made as well and better than ever alongside excellent and unique douro wines.
And the exceptional terroir, vast number of grape cultivars and relatively recent focus on unfortified wines mean that there is still huge potential waiting. Today, the town of vila nova da gaia, which lies just across the douro river from porto. Port shipper dirk niepoort makes some of the worlds most soughtafter vintage ports, as well as producing some of portugals most exciting table wines under the redoma label. A collection of authoritative books on the worlds top three fortified wines. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expert richard mayson, this completely updated edition offers unparalleled insight into the world of port and douro wines. Created on 10th september 1756, the douro winemaking region is the oldest demarcated and regulated wine region in the world. Best wine regions in the world for tourism porto and. In port and the douro, richard mayson details the different styles of port and explores the most significant producers from big names to boutique makers. The 2011 late bottled vintage port is an unfiltered field blend that comes with a bar top cork. Home wine regions wine regions porto and douro long famous as the source of port wine, the douro is now also renowned for its fine, rich unfortified wines, both red and white. Morton shand 1926 24 january 2014 port and the douro, richard mayson 20 reprint december 20 port lovers library liquidation 6 september 20.
Port and the douro is the first title in the infinite ideas classic wine library. While the region is associated primarily with port wine production, the douro produces just. Oscars douro wine when we first decided to launch a new brand of still wine, we were eager to create a fun, young, qualitydriven wine, marketed solely through social media. The douro region straddles the douro river which enters portugal from spain, where its called the duero, and heads west to the atlantic ocean. The region is associated with port wine production, and produces as much table wine as it does fortified wine. Fresh gusts stir the douro portugal beyond port already famous for its port, one of the worlds great wine locations, the trasosmontes region enveloping portugals douro river, is now producing stunning yet affordable table wines that have quietly infiltrated our own shores. First saw the book during a river cruise in portugal on the dauro river, from where the historic british firms have exported port wine for about 150 years. Really tight, dry, pithy acidity and lovely clarity. It includes recommendations on the best vineyards in douro valley, how to get to douro valley, where to stay in douro valley and best douro river cruises.
Decanter world wine awards 2009 the regional chairs decanter staff october 22, 2008. Typically inexpensive, white port is almost universally produced. In fact, the quality of port is being improved by the lessons learned in making douro wine. Port and the douro, richard mayson 20 books about port. For some growers in the douro region of portugal, the ambiguity over what is in their fortified wines is not an attempt to protect some proprietary secret, but rather a matter of reality. The elegant and stylish nose combines fresh, intense blackcurrant and cherry aromas with subtle notes of liquorice and spice. It caught my eye because the authors name, george robertson, is pretty similar to my name, francis george robertson. Its in douro that the port wine is born, the main ambassador of the portuguese wines, but in the last decades the table wines from douro have been appreciated, achieving worldwide notoriety. The wines are often found at bargain prices, carried at large supermarket chains such as trader joes. Richard maysons awardwinning port and the douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 20 years. Port and the douro by richard mayson overdrive rakuten.
Table wines and ports from churchill, douro, portugal. So a very good solid book with very little to criticise even if i seem to have. Rather gorgeous, this fresh, tight and powerful fonseca is perfectly focused, extracted and tightlywound, finishing with intensity of flavor laced. Douro superior, stretching from the border between portugal and spain, through alto corgo, the heart of douro where many of the top wines are produced, up to about 90 km 56 mi distance from the city of porto. Portugals secondlargest city after lisbon, porto is a coastal town in the northwest part of the country. Though douro is best known for its fortified wines, total production here is fairly evenly split between port and nonfortified table wines the viticultural zone covers the steep slopes along the. Learn about the various douro wine regions with wine enthusiast magazines easy to use douro wine guide. The style, often derided by traditionalists, has become increasingly popular as a chilled aperitif and mixing agent in cocktails. Douro is one of the most beautiful wine regions in portugal. The douro boomed when port was discovered in the late 17th century, and demand for portuguese wine in england soared as the english were at was with the french.
This book is an essential and uptodate reference to one of the worlds greatest wines and the finest mountain wine region. Richard mayson places port in context by recounting the intruiging history of port wine and the douro region up to the present day. There was one significant forerunner, a wine named barca velha first produced in the 1950s, but it was not until the 1990s that wines like niepoorts redoma heralded an explosion of. Port and douro wines institute lisbon 2020 all you need. Illustrated in black and white from watercolors by leo duff and in color from photographs. Jul 18, 2016 port producers and shipper then get their own chapter, which is followed by one on douro unfortified wines. Get yours while you can, there will only be one edition. The opening of the douro wine trade presented to both houses of parliament, 1866. Wine grapes have been grown in the douro since roman times, but for a long time the vines were grown in the gaps of the stone terraces, with the flat parts reserved for agriculture.
Douro is a portuguese wine region centered on the douro river in the trasosmontes e alto. Mitchell beazley, publishers of the world atlas of wine and hugh johnsons pocket wine book, owned the titles for a few years from 2003 but without great sales success jr. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nov 01, 2016 the association of port wine companies aevp, in conjunction with please the palate, held a trade event in san francisco on october 27. If the name doesnt give it away, porto portugals secondlargest city after lisbon is more or less the birthplace of port wine. Porto morgado is a port style fortified wine produced in the douro region of portugal. From the history of viniculture in portugal the grape is thought to have been. The douro valley is an outstanding example of a traditional wine producing region, primarily associated with its fortified port wine and, most recently, with its amazing table wines. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Check our top 5 wine tours in the douro valley all you have to do is just book those. Books about port the only book on port and the douro worth having. Port is an iconic wine with a lot of history made in the douro valley portugal.
Decanter world wine awards 2009 the regional chairs. Faber published my book on port, port and the douro, in 1999 but they sold off all their wine titles shortly afterwards and most of the series was eventually shelved. Report on the port wine trade in oporto foreign office miscellaneous series. Finally there is some guidance for the visitor to porto and the douro. And theres nowhere in the world to better enjoy port than in the city of its origin. The last 45 years, since the end of the dictatorship in 1974, have seen vast. There was one significant forerunner, a wine named barca velha first produced in the 1950s, but it was not until the 1990s that wines like niepoorts redoma heralded an explosion of interest in the. This is one of the wildest, most mountainous and rugged wine regions of portugal, cut. Richard mayson recounts the history of port up to the present day and gives a thorough analysis of the vineyards and grape varieties, with a geographical directory of the top estates or quintas. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in vintage port or the history of wine.
Amazing how the port wine was originally sent down the douro river on small boats to. Do you dare to test your knowledge about the douro valley. This became the basis of the faber wine series with julian jeffs as series editor. Once you place your order online, we ship directly from the source, ensuring optimum cellaring conditions and guaranteed provenance. From the history of the wine trade in portugal the grape is thought to have been brought there by the phoenicians to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines. This book is an essential and uptodate reference to one of the worlds greatest wines. Port and douro wines institute lisbon 2020 all you. During vinification a great importance is attached to the conjunction of modern technology with traditional wine making methods. Unfortified wine had still not caught on in a big way here when, in 1979, the ancient douro demarcation the worlds first was extended to include normal wine as well as fortified port. We worked out a quiz, together with luiz alberto from the wine hub, about the douro valley and port wine.
The region extends along the axis of the douro river, with a vineyard that occupies more than 40000 hectare, divided into 3 subregions. Events like this are always appealing because they represent a chance to see old friends and taste familiar wines. James busby and john macarthur introduced verdelho cuttings into australia in either or both 1824 and 1825. Port producers and shipper then get their own chapter, which is followed by one on douro unfortified wines. I always feel that like st estephe in bordeaux, the douro superior makes more muscular, rustic style of port. Pagina oficial do instituto dos vinhos do douro e do porto, i. Decanter world wine awards the regional chairs decanter. Port wine regions by fran v ois guichard, 27 pages. If you prefer your tours to be a little more interactive, you can book in advance to. From the history of the wine trade in portugal the grape is thought to have been brought there by the phoenicians to the present day, this wonderful book. In this comprehensively updated fourth edition he reminds us why port is a drink that continues to fascinate winelovers and win new fans. Port and the douro faber books on wine richard mayson on.
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