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Signature grapes
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Producers listed
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Bottles to find
Vintage Port is an appellation in Douro, Portugal.
The vineyards are given over to Port Blend Red.
Vines root into granite and schist.
The climate is continental.
The vineyards themselves read as riverside and valley floor.
Fortified wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich and dense.
Producers worth knowing include Dow’s, Fonseca, Quinta do Noval and Taylor Fladgate.
Pour them alongside blue cheeses, rich chocolate desserts and spicy dishes.
decant before pouring.
Keeps for 15 to 50 years.
In the glass.
Fortified: Rich, Dense.
Grapes planted here.
Producers worth knowing.
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Dow's
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Fonseca
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Quinta do Noval
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Taylor Fladgate
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W & J Graham's
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Warre's
Bottles to look for.
- Barros Vintage Port, Portugal
- Burmester Vintage Port, Portugal
- Calem Vintage Port, Portugal
- Churchill's Vintage Port, Portugal
- Cockburn's Vintage Port, Portugal
- Croft Vintage Port, Portugal
- Delaforce Vintage Port, Portugal
- Dow's Vintage Port, Portugal
At the table.
- blue cheeses
- rich chocolate desserts
- spicy dishes
Serving and cellaring.
- decant before pouring.
- Keeps for 15 to 50 years.
Nearby regions.
Vintage Port: common questions
01.What grapes is Vintage Port known for?+
Port Blend Red is the signature grape of Vintage Port.
02.What kind of wine does Vintage Port make?+
Vintage Port produces fortified wine.
03.Where is Vintage Port?+
Vintage Port is an appellation in Portugal.
04.What food goes with Vintage Port wine?+
Try blue cheeses, rich chocolate desserts and spicy dishes.
05.How long does Vintage Port wine age?+
Keeps for 15 to 50 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.
More from here: every wine region in Portugal, or the wider Douro guide.