A Symington house known for drier, structured Vintage Port, Dow's welcomes visitors at Quinta do Bomfim on the river at Pinhao, the heart of its Cima Corgo holdings.
Tasting: Dow's visitor centre at Quinta do Bomfim in Pinhao with tiered Port and Douro tastings.
Signature wines: dows-vintage-port
One of the oldest Port houses, founded in 1588 and part of the Fladgate Partnership, Croft welcomes visitors at its Quinta da Roeda estate near Pinhao and created the original rose Port, Croft Pink.
Tasting: Vineyard tours, tastings and harvest treading at the Quinta da Roeda estate near Pinhao.
Signature wines: croft-vintage-port, croft-pink
A single-quinta house above Pinhao owned by AXA Millesimes, Quinta do Noval is famed for its tiny ungrafted Nacional vineyard, source of one of the world's rarest and most expensive Vintage Ports.
Tasting: Estate visits and tastings at the Pinhao quinta, including the celebrated Nacional vineyard.
Signature wines: quinta-do-noval-nacional, quinta-do-noval-vintage-port
A Bergqvist-family estate on the river just below Pinhao, Quinta de la Rosa is a single-quinta producer of both Port and DOC Douro wines, with a wine hotel and restaurant on site.
Tasting: Riverside wine hotel near Pinhao with tours, tastings and the Cozinha da Clara restaurant.
Signature wines: quinta-de-la-rosa-tinto, quinta-de-la-rosa-vintage-port
A small, acclaimed Vale de Mendiz project from winemaking couple Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serodio Borges, Wine & Soul makes the old-vine Pintas red, Guru white and a 5G tawny Port.
Tasting: Boutique producer at Vale de Mendiz; tastings by appointment.
Signature wines: wine-and-soul-pintas, wine-and-soul-guru
The Symington family's home quinta on the riverbank at Pinhao, source of Dow's finest Vintage Ports and an award-winning visitor centre at the heart of the Cima Corgo.
Tasting: Symington visitor centre on the river at Pinhao with Port and Douro DOC tasting tiers.