5 editor-picked estates growing Rabigato in Douro Valley.
Where to taste Rabigato in Douro Valley: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
A family-owned house founded in 1842 and led by Dirk Niepoort, equally renowned for classic Vintage Port and a benchmark range of DOC Douro reds and whites such as Redoma and Charme.
Tasting: Family Port house; cellar visits by reservation, with Douro DOC and Port flights.
Signature wines: niepoort-vintage-port, niepoort-redoma-tinto
One of the oldest quintas in the Douro, dating to 1716 and owned by descendants of Dona Antonia Ferreira, Vallado pairs a design wine hotel at Regua with old-vine reds and the Adelaide top cuvee.
Tasting: Wine hotel with tours, tastings and a winery visit beside the Corgo river at Regua.
Signature wines: quinta-do-vallado-adelaide, quinta-do-vallado-reserva
A five-generation family producer based at Quinta Senhora do Rosario near Sao Joao da Pesqueira, Quevedo makes approachable Port and DOC Douro wines and welcomes visitors at both winery and Gaia lodge.
Tasting: Family winery and vineyards at Sao Joao da Pesqueira plus a Gaia lodge; tastings by appointment.
Signature wines: quevedo-vintage-port
A crisp, citrus-and-stone-fruit Douro white from indigenous high-elevation grapes. Fresh, mineral and a fine demonstration that the valley's whites deserve attention, all for well under fifteen euros.
Tip: Serve well chilled with grilled fish; Douro whites are an under-the-radar value category compared with the famous reds.
The white sibling of Symington's Altano range, a fresh, citrus-driven Douro white from indigenous grapes. Clean, gently aromatic and an easy everyday value bottle under ten euros.
Tip: Serve very cold as an aperitif or with shellfish; it is one of the cheapest ways to taste the Douro's native white grapes.