FARMS
Farms with guided tours and wine tasting:
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Quinta do Convento de São Pedro das Águias
Quinta da Covada
quinta de São Luiz
“In the Douro, on slopes that until then only gave way to wild forest, in the 17th century, the stairway of geios or terraces destined to sustain the earth began to rise, partly created with crushed rock and manure heaps - the most vast and imposing human work from Portuguese territory. ” Portugal, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic; Orlando Ribeiro
High quality grapes are used for the production of Vintage and Late Bottled Vintage Port Wines, as well as elegant DOP Red Wines.
Currently, the number of "recommended" grape varieties is 31 varieties: 16 red and 15 white.
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The reds are: Bastardo, Donzelinho-Tinto, Marufo ( Mourisco ), Tinta-Francisca, Aragonez ( Tinta-Roriz ), Tinto-Cão, Touriga-Franca ( Touriga-Francesa), Touriga-Nacional, Cornifesto, Malvasia-Preta, Castelão (Periquita ), Rufete, Trincadeira ( Tinta-Amarela ), Tinta-Barrosa, Tinta da Barca e Sousão.
The whites are: Donzelinho-Branco, Sercial ( Esgana-Cão ), Folgazão, Gouveio ou Verdelho, Malvasia-Fina ( Boal ), Rabigato, Viosonho, Arinto ( Pedernã ), Semillon, Cercial, Síria ou Códega ( Roupeiro ), Vital, Moscatel-Galego-Branco e Samarrinho.