5 editor-picked estates growing Viosinho in Douro Valley.
Where to taste Viosinho in Douro Valley: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
6 bottles with at least 15% Viosinho in the blend.
A Roquette-family estate on the right bank between Regua and Pinhao, Quinta do Crasto is a leader of the Douro still-wine renaissance, famed for its old-vine field-blend reds.
Tasting: Tours, tastings, lunches and boat trips overlooking the river, by reservation.
Signature wines: Quinta do Crasto Vinha Maria Teresa, Quinta do Crasto Reserva Old Vines
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 Douro Tinto, Quinta de la Rosa Vintage Port
An 18th-century estate at Cambres near Lamego on the south bank, Quinta da Pacheca was one of the first Douro quintas to bottle under its own name and now runs the Wine House Hotel with its landmark barrel rooms.
Tasting: Wine House Hotel with tours, tastings, harvest treading and wine-barrel rooms.
Signature wines: Quinta da Pacheca Reserva, Quinta da Pacheca 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.
Wine and cheese
Tradition meets innovation at Calem Cellars in Porto. Join a host on an immersive journey, part museum, part working winery, revealing the art behind winemaking, agein...
A luxury tour experience in Douro Valley. The walking in vineyardas is a heating time for what comes next. A tasty lunch and wine tasting, in a room designed in detail...
We will visit a traditional winery/wine cellar were we still make wine barefoot! Enjoy a small/family producer in the heart of the Douro Valley. We specialise in TOP d...
