DOC Porto and DOC DouroTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta BarrocaFounded 1950Sampaio family (Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto)Cima Corgo
A family Port producer based at Quinta da Vista Alegre near Pinhao, Vallegre bottles Port and DOC Douro wines from its Cima Corgo and Douro Superior vineyards.
Tasting: Family Port company with the Quinta da Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao.
Signature wines: vallegre-vintage-port
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, SousaoFounded 1987Alves de Sousa familyBaixo Corgo
A five-generation Baixo Corgo family producer led from Quinta da Gaivosa at Santa Marta de Penaguiao, Alves de Sousa is a DOC Douro specialist known for the Gaivosa and old-vine Abandonado reds.
Tasting: Family estate at Santa Marta de Penaguiao with tours and tastings, booking advised.
Signature wines: quinta-da-gaivosa-tinto, alves-de-sousa-abandonado
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousao85 haFounded 1757Quinta da RomaneiraAlijo
A large historic estate between Pinhao and Alijo at Cotas, Quinta da Romaneira pairs a five-star hotel with DOC Douro reds and Port across one of the region's most scenic stretches of river.
Tasting: 400-hectare estate with a luxury hotel, restaurant, tastings and river activities at Cotas.
Signature wines: quinta-da-romaneira-tinto
DOC Douro and DOC PortoMoscatel Galego Branco, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta RorizFounded 1854Carvalho familyAlijo
A family estate on the Favaios plateau with an interactive wine museum, Quinta da Avessada showcases the sweet Moscatel de Favaios as well as Douro reds and Port through immersive tastings.
Tasting: Interactive wine museum (Enoteca Douro) at Favaios with guided Moscatel and Port tastings.
Signature wines: avessada-moscatel-de-favaios
DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto CaoFounded 1692The Fladgate Partnership (Yeatman and Bearsley families)Vila Nova de Gaia
Founded in 1692, Taylor's is one of the oldest Port houses and a Fladgate Partnership flagship, famed for long-aged tawnies and structured Vintage Port aged at its Gaia cellars.
Tasting: Audio-guided cellar tour in 13 languages plus tastings; restaurant Barao Fladgate on site.
Signature wines: taylors-vintage-port, taylors-20-year-old-tawny
DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto CaoFounded 1815The Fladgate PartnershipVila Nova de Gaia
A Fladgate Partnership house founded in 1815, Fonseca is known for richly fruited Vintage Port and the popular Bin 27 reserve, with cellars in Gaia and the Quinta do Panascal estate.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings in Gaia; Quinta do Panascal visitor estate in the Douro.
Signature wines: fonseca-vintage-port, fonseca-bin-27