A Primer on Port

The Editors, 18.02.2022

Brush up on Port with our quick primer on the region, grapes and styles of this sweet fortified wine.

The area of Port wine production has been demarcated since 1756 and extends across 250,000ha/617,800 acres of which about 44,000ha/180,730 acres are under vine. It is located in the Douro Valley in Portugal’s north and divided into three areas: Lower Corgo, Upper Corgo and Upper Douro.