{"id":12675,"date":"2024-01-10T10:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T10:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=12675"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:12:03","slug":"grape-expectations-douro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-douro\/","title":{"rendered":"Grape Expectations: Douro"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-10T10:07:15+00:00\" title=\"10 January 2024 at 10:07:15 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">2 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Grape Expectations: Douro<\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Douro Valley is one of those wine regions that should be on everyone\u2019s bucket list. Its incredibly steep slopes are cut into terraces \u2013 locally known as\u00a0<i>patamares<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 allowing for the cultivation of vines.<\/p>\n<p>The Douro is best known for producing Port \u2013 a sweet, fortified wine which is famous for its longevity. This traditional wine is more diverse than many might think \u2013 from the long-lived vintage ports to fresher, nutty tawnies \u2013 as well as white port which makes a very delicious aperitif when mixed with tonic and ice. I have even heard of ros\u00e9 Port production, but am not entirely sure why anybody would want to drink such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the red and white wines from the region. These are inevitably blends, made up of the relatively obscure grape varieties which are native to the region. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz feature in the reds, while Viosinho and Gouveio are regular white grapes used. For the red wines, think of rich, full-bodied fruity bottles, often with a spicy character and toasty oak notes. The white wines are surprisingly restrained when you consider the high temperatures of the region, and make excellent companions to light, seafood dishes.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Recommendation: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/quinta-de-la-rosa-branco-douro\">Quinta de la Rosa Branco, Douro<\/a> &#8211; \u00a0A traditional and delicious Portuguese blend with notes of greengage and honeysuckle. The schist and granite soils in these vineyards, among the most prized terroir in the Douro, give this wine a remarkable tension and minerality on the finish.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_navigation layout_simple inv_false\"><a class=\"post_navigation-item order_first to_prev\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/huge-congratulations-to-thom-and-katy\/\" title=\"Huge congratulations to Thom and Katy!\"><div class=\"post_navigation-item-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-meta\">Previous Post<\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-title\"><span>Huge congratulations to Thom and Katy!<\/span><\/div><\/a><a class=\"post_navigation-item order_second to_next\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/the-life-of-an-mw-student-thirty-eight\/\" title=\"The Life of an MW Student &#8211; Thirty Eight\"><div class=\"post_navigation-item-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-meta\">Next Post<\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-title\"><span>The Life of an MW Student &#8211; Thirty Eight<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Ted Sandbach<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Ted studied History and Physical Education at Loughborough University before teaching at Magdalen College School in Oxford for 7 years. He gave up teaching to follow his passion for wine and cut his teeth at Stevens Garnier in Wine retail. During this time he travelled extensively and took his wine exams including the Diploma \u2013 which he will admit is much harder these days! Frustration and ambition prompted him to start The Oxford Hamper Company in 1985 which by 1992 had metamorphosed into The Oxford Wine Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 years agoGrape Expectations: DouroThe Douro Valley is one of those wine regions that should be on everyone\u2019s bucket list. 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