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Douro (also referred as Alto Douro) is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro river and has the most highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC). The region is associated with Port Wine Production, and produces as much table wine as it does fortified wine, and the principal grape varieties include black grapes Bastardo, Mourisco Tinto, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional, and white grapes Donzelinho Branco, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Rabigato, and Viosinho. The Douro wine region is situated around the Douro River Valley, is sheltered by Atlantic winds by the Marão and Montemuro mountains and has a continental climate, with hot and dry summers and cold winters. Douro is subdivided into three subregions: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior. The following Douro Wine selection is composed by red wine. The red wine is a type of wine made from dark-coloured (black) grapes, and has a range of colours, deriving from intense violet color derived from typical young wines, brick color from mature wines, and brown color from the most older red wines. The red wine production involves picking the grapes by hand or machine, destemming and crushing, involving the mixture of individual berries, whole bunches, stems, and leaves, originating the must. The must is pumped to a vessel, or a tank made of stainless steel, or an oak vat, for fermentation. With the purpose to prevent oxidation, it is added Sulphur Dioxide when the grapes arrive at the winery, and some winemakers prefer to chill the must to around 10°C (50°F), to allow a period of pre-fermentation maceration ("cold soaking"), of between one and four days. The inoculation and fermentation process to start the alcoholic fermentation, in which sugars present in the must are converted into alcohol with carbon dioxide and heat as by-products. After this process, occurs the separation of solid and liquid phases, where skins float to the surface, forming a cap. Fermentation produces heat and it needs to be controlled by different refrigeration systems to prowl the temperature of 25-28°C; 77-82.4°F. The density and temperature of the fermentation is checked once or twice per day, with the objective to be proportional to the sugar content, falling each day as the sugar is converted into alcohol. A second microbiological transformation commonly takes place after the alcoholic fermentation of red wines, and the red wine is usually racked (decanted) off its lees (dead yeast cells and other solids). Most red wine is aged in stainless-steel or concrete tanks, or in small or large oak barrels for some period before bottling, though this can vary from a few days, up to 18 months or more. Finally the red wine pass through undergo fining, which is designed to clarify the wine and sometimes to correct faults such as excess tannin, and then are filtered to eliminate any remaining yeast cells and bacteria, and then bottled.

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Quinta do Vallado Reserva Red Wine Quinta do Vallado Reserva Red Wine

Quinta do Vallado Reserva 2020 Red Wine

€27.95
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous Quintas in the Douro Valley. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>
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Quinta do Vallado Reserva Red Wine
Vallado Red Wine Vallado Red Wine

Vallado 2021 Red Wine

€11.09
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous Quintas in the Douro Valley. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>
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Vallado Red Wine
Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional Red Wine Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional Red Wine

Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional 2019 Red Wine

€25.28
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous Quintas in the Douro Valley. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>
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Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional Red Wine
Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Red Wine Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Red Wine

Quinta do Vallado Adelaide 2015 Red Wine

€254.25
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous Quintas in the Douro Valley. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>
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Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Red Wine
Quinta do Portal Reserva Red Wine Quinta do Portal Reserva Red Wine

Quinta do Portal Reserva 2019 Red Wine

€20.00
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Portal is a family winemaking company that embraced with passion the Boutique Winery concept. They proudly produce DOC Douro wines, premium Port Wines and Moscatel</p>
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Quinta do Portal Reserva Red Wine
Quinta do Portal Auru Red Wine Quinta do Portal Auru Red Wine

Quinta do Portal Auru 2019 Red Wine

€98.75
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta do Portal is a family winemaking company that embraced with passion the Boutique Winery concept. They proudly produce DOC Douro wines, premium Port Wines and Moscatel</p>
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Quinta do Portal Auru Red Wine
Quinta dos Quatro Ventos Red Wine Quinta dos Quatro Ventos Red Wine

Quinta dos Quatro Ventos 2021 Red Wine

€3.85
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>Quinta dos Quatro Ventos is located in the Douro Region, in the Uppe rDouro sub region. It has around 46 hectares of vineyard planted with Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, andother grape varieties. The house at Quinta dos Quatro Ventos was built in the 19 th Century and has panoramic views over the steeps lopes and terraced vineyards of this beautiful Douro Quinta</p>
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Quinta dos Quatro Ventos Red Wine
Quinta Seara D'Ordens Reserva Red Wine Quinta Seara D'Ordens Reserva Red Wine

Quinta Seara D'Ordens Reserva 2021 Red Wine

€9.50
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p>The nobleness of the castes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz, associated to the ground and the agro-climatic complex of the region has given Quinta Seara d’Ordens Reserva Red wine personality and a unique character. </p>
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Quinta Seara D'Ordens Reserva Red Wine
Quinta do Vale Meão Red Wine Quinta do Vale Meão Red Wine

Quinta do Vale Meão 2021 Red Wine

€179.85
Wine House Portugal ,
5/ 5
<p><span>Vale Meão Red is very concentrated in colour. Deep and complex nose with lots of aromatic nuances, yet maintaining the balance between them. In the mouth it is vibrant, in a set of great elegance, showing an excellent integration of the wood, a surprisingly large variety of flavours, and a very long aftertaste</span></p> <p></p> <p></p>
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Quinta do Vale Meão Red Wine
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