By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readThe Dão is often called Portugal’s Burgundy. Ringed by mountains and planted on […]
The terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley, where dozens of native Portuguese grapes grow side by side. Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsBy the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked […]
For three centuries the steep, schist-terraced Douro made one thing supremely well — Port. Barca Velha set out to prove it could make a great dry red too. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readTouriga Nacional is widely held to be Portugal’s finest red grape. It is […]
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