The Douro Valley is the only place in the world that can legally produce what's called "port wine," thanks to the Marquês de Pombal, who demarcated the region in 1756.

The Douro Valley is the only place that can legally produce what’s called “port wine,” thanks to the Marques de Pombal, who demarcated the region in 1756.

In the Douro Valley near Pinhao, Portugal. The Douro Valley is one of the world’s best known wine regions. (In fact, it’s the oldest demarcated wine region—declared way back in 1756, when it ...

Portugal's Douro Valley is one of Europe's oldest wine-growing regions. Grapes for the world-famous Port have been grown here ...

An endearing slice of Portugal is the Douro River Valley, the winding, terraced region that produces the country's beloved port wine. This is Portugal's answer to Germany's romantic Rhine River ...

Although port wine bears the name of the seaport city of Porto, it is actually in the steep hillsides of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal that it has been made for centuries.

Workers plant vines at Quinta do Crasto, in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. The region is famous for port and, more recently, for red and white table wines.

What to do in Portugal's Douro Valley beyond tasting port wine. Northern Portugal’s Douro Valley is home to a wide range of cultural experiences — whether it’s hiking through pine forests ...

While many Portuguese wines are a screaming bargain, this baby is not; you’ll be lucky to find it under $60. Made of 100% Tinta Roriz grapes, this is a special varietal Douro wine that’s only ...

Portugal's Douro Valley is one of the world's youngest wine regions, for table wines, at least. Although it was the first to receive international demarcation — in 1756, for fortified port wines ...

The Douro Valley is the only place that can legally produce what’s called “port wine.” To this day, its grapes are still generally picked by hand and crushed the traditional way — by foot.