DOC Porto and DOC DouroTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela, Alicante Bouschet133 haFounded 1827Symington Family EstatesDouro Superior
A grand Douro Superior estate bought by the Symington family in 1989, Quinta do Vesuvio still treads its grapes by foot in granite lagares and makes a single-quinta Vintage Port every year it declares.
Tasting: Private full-day estate experience with foot-treading lagares, by reservation.
Signature wines: quinta-do-vesuvio-vintage-port
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto CaoFounded 1764Amorim familyCima Corgo
An Amorim-family estate in the Cima Corgo at Covas do Douro, Quinta Nova is a pioneer of Douro wine tourism, combining a Relais & Chateaux winery hotel with a serious DOC Douro range.
Tasting: Relais & Chateaux winery hotel with tastings, vineyard walks and the Terracu's restaurant.
Signature wines: quinta-nova-grande-reserva, quinta-nova-referencia
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Moscatel Galego BrancoFounded 1994Mansilha familySabrosa
A Mansilha-family estate in the Pinhao river valley near Sabrosa, Quinta do Portal makes DOC Douro reds, Port and a rare Moscatel do Douro, with a striking architect-designed barrel cellar.
Tasting: Visits, tastings and stays at the estate, with a Siza Vieira-designed cellar.
Signature wines: quinta-do-portal-grande-reserva, portal-moscatel-do-douro
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousao, ViosinhoFounded 1815Bergqvist familyPinhao
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
DOC Douro and DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousao, Tinta AmarelaFounded 2001Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serodio BorgesPinhao
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
DOC DouroTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta BarrocaFounded 1998Prats and Symington familiesCima Corgo
A 1998 partnership of the Symingtons of the Douro and Bruno Prats of Bordeaux, Prats & Symington makes the elegant Chryseia and its Post Scriptum second wine from Quinta de Roriz and Quinta da Perdiz.
Tasting: Douro DOC project of the Symington and Prats families; wines shown via Symington visits.
Signature wines: chryseia, post-scriptum-de-chryseia