The document provides a chronology and overview of the Port wine region from the first exports to England in 1703 to modern innovations. Key events include the Methuen Treaty of 1756 which established the Douro as the first regulated wine region, the 1863 phylloxera outbreak, and the 2001 classification of the Douro Valley as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region is characterized by unique schist soils, indigenous grapes varieties, and terraced vineyard landscapes adapted to the climate and terrain.

1. PORTO
TUTORIALS

2. 1678
THE FIRST
EXPORTS TO
ENGLAND
FROM OPORTO
1703
METHUEN
TREATY
1756
DOURO WINE
REGION
BECOMES THE
WORLD'S FIRST
DEMARCATED
AND REGULATED
WINE AREA
1863
PHYLLOXERA
OUTBREAK
1933
CREATION OF
THE PORT WINE
INSTITUTE
1947
PARCEL
SYSTEM OF
QUALITY
RATING
1978
1ST PRODUCER
VINTAGE
BOTTLED IN
THE DOURO
2014
2011 VINTAGE
PORTO
THE BEST
WINE OF
WINE
SPETACTOR
2003
CREATION OF
IVDP- PORTAND
DOUROWINES
INSTITUTE
1997
1994VINTAGE
PORTOTHE BEST
WINE OF
WINE
SPECTATOR
PORTO WINE CRONOLOGY
2001
ALTODOUROWINE
REGIONLISTED
BYUNESCOASA
WORLDHERITAGE
SITE,A"LIVING,
EVOLVING,CULTURAL
LANDSCAPE"

3. DOURO VALLEY
One of the world’s oldest and most
beautiful vineyard areas where wine
has been made for at least two
thousand years.

4. The creation of the Douro landscape and of its wines is due
to its inhabitants, the shippers in Porto and Gaia, the English,
the Galician, the "itinerant workers“ from the mountains...
Human effort transformed Nature and built an extraordinary
landscape, classified by UNESCO in 2001 as a World
Heritage Site, a cultural, evolving and living landscape.

5. RENOVATING
TRADITIONAL
TERRACES

6. TRADICIONAL TERRACES
Narrow socalcos, supported by stone walls.
DIVERSITY OF THE REGION

7. DIVERSITY OF THE REGION
MODERN TERRACES
Vines planted on slopes, with
less space between rows and
greater planting density.
VINHA AO ALTO
Vertical planting, the vines
planted according to the line of
the largest slope.

8. THE DOURO VALLEY,
BIRTHPLACE OF PORTO
& DOURO WINES

9. DOURO
DEMARCATED
REGION
SUB - REGION
TOTAL
AREA (ha)
%
VINE AREA
(ha)
% TOTAL
VINE AREA
Baixo Corgo 45 000 18 13 439 29.9
Cima Corgo 95 000 38 20 314 21.4
Douro Superior 110 000 44 9 902 9.0
Total 250 000 100 43 655 17.5
250.000 ha TOTAL AREA
1 HECTARE = 2.471 ACRES

10. DOURO
DEMARCATED
REGION
SUB - REGION WINEGROWERS
VINE AREA /
PROP. (ha)
Baixo Corgo 9 181 1.46
Cima Corgo 9 451 2.15
Douro Superior 3 596 2.75
Total 22 228 1.96
<= 0,1
> 0,1
<= 0,5
> 0,5
<= 1
> 1
<= 2
> 2
<= 5
> 5
<= 8
> 8
<= 10
> 10
<= 20
> 20 TOTAL
Baixo
Corgo
1 542 10 755 9 488 9 693 8 340 2 517 1 028 1 679 1 389 46 431
Cima
Corgo
1 078 9 109 9 454 11 897 12 866 4 014 1 268 3 164 2 504 55 354
Douro
Superior
174 2 301 2 535 3 349 3 816 1 495 460 1 198 1 375 16 703
Total 2 794 22 165 21 477 24 939 25 022 8 026 2 756 6 041 5 268 118 488
PARCELS DISTRIBUTION BY AREAS (ha)
1 HECTARE = 2.471 ACRES

11. DOURO DEMARCATED REGION
BAIXO CORGO
. Nearest to Oporto city
. The first area where Porto was produced
. Fertile area, abundant vegetation
. Higher Rainfall
. Lighter and fresher wine styles

12. DOURO DEMARCATED REGION
CIMA CORGO
. Deeper, steeper valleys
. Rough and wilder landscape
. Harder to work
. Very cold Winters, torrid Summers
. Harsh on vines, producing lower yields
. Grapes with intermediate concentration

13. DOURO DEMARCATED REGION
DOURO SUPERIOR
. More arid
. Remote, the most distant from Oporto
. Almost inaccessible by river until 2nd half of 19th century
. Vines easily mechanized
. Grapes with greater concentratiion
. Lower productivity

14. DOURO DEMARCATED REGION
CLIMATE
. Continental influence
. Annual Rainfall
1 200 mm (Baixo Corgo)
380 mm (Douro Superior)
. Average Annual Temperature
53.2ºF - 61.7ºF
. Higher thermal amplitude than Douro Superior

15. SCHIST SOILS
. Different textures
. High quantity of solid elements
. Good permeability for roots and water
. High absorption of solar energy
. Positive effect on maturation due to small
decrease in daytime thermal amplitude
. Low levels or organic matter, poor soils

16. DOURO REGION PARCEL SYSTEM
OF QUALITY RATING
In the Douro Region each parcel is classified according to a
point system based on the potential quality of the grapes
produced there (Moreira da Fonseca Method).
There are 44 000 ha 44 000 ha under vine in the Douro
Region, but only 32 000 ha are considered suitable for the
production of Porto (classified from A to F).
ELEMENTS TO
CONSIDER
LOWEST
SCORE
HIGHEST
SCORE
Location -50 600
Altitude -900 240
Gradient 1 101
Bed Rock -400 100
Rough Matter 0 80
Exposure -30 100
Shelter 0 60
Yield 0 120
Planting Varieties -150 150
Vine Density 0 50
Training System 0 100
Age 0 60
CLASS SCORE
A >1200
B
1001 UP TO
1200 POINTS
C
801 UP TO
1000 POINTS
D
601 UP TO
800 POINTS
E
401 UP TO
600 POINTS
F
201 UP TO
400 POINTS
1 HECTARE = 2.471 ACRES

17. PHYLLOXERA ATTACK

18. GRAFTING

19. THE GRAPES, EXCLUSIVELY
INDIGENOUS
WHITE GRAPES
. Malvasia Fina
. Códega de Larinho
. Rabigato
. Gouveio
. Viosinho
. Moscatel Galego Branco

20. THE GRAPES, EXCLUSIVELY
INDIGENOUS
RED GRAPES
. Touriga Nacional
. Tinta Roriz
. Tinta Amarela
. Sousão
. Tinta Barroca
. Tinto Cão
. Touriga Franca

21. In 1756, with the creation of
the
Companhia Geral da
Agricultura das Vinhas do
Alto Douro, the world's first
demarcated and regulated
wine region is born!

22. FOOT TREADING

23. SHIPPING THE WINE
Until well into the 20th century, the wine
was carried down the river Douro from
the vineyards to Vila Nova de Gaia in
"Barcos Rabelos"

24. AGEING

25. PORTO

26. PORTO KEY
FEATURES
. fortified wine
. higher alcohol levels
. ranging from extra-dry to
very sweet
. different flavours according
to ageing style
. intense aromas and
persistence

27. THE ART OF BLENDING
The Blending of wines is part of the natural
tradition of balancing wines:
_ blending from different years
_ blending from different aged wines
_ blending from different Quintas
_ blending from different plots within a estate
_ blending from different wooden storage
containers
Main goal – create consistency and maintain
the “House” style

28. THE PORTO TRADE
COMMERCE AND SALES
To be a Porto Producer/Shipper implies:
. Having to maintain a permanent stock of not less
than 150 000 l of Porto
. Selling only one third of the wines of the existing
stock of Porto
. Obtaining the certificate of origin and
submitting to all the rugulations of the Port and
Douro Wines Institute (IVDP)
. Note: The minimum stock requirement does
not apply to producers who sell bottled wines
made exclusively from grapes sourced from their
estates.

29. RUBY
ROSÉ
TAWNY
WHITE
. RESERVE
. LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE - LBV
. VINTAGE
. ROSÉ
. RESERVE
. WITH INDICATION OF AGE
(10, 20, 30, 40 YEARS OLD)
. COLHEITA (MINIMUM 7 YEARS OAK AGEING)
. RESERVE
. WITH INDICATION OF AGE
(10, 20, 30, 40 YEARS OLD)
. COLHEITA (MINIMUM 7 YEARS OAK AGEING)
PORTO WINES STYLES
& CATEGORIES

30. RUBY FLAVOURS

31. TAWNY
FLAVOURS

32. INNOVATE WITH
PORTO

33. PORTO
PLEASURE

34. IVDP
PORT AND DOURO WINES
INSTITUTE
The mission of the Port and Douro Wines Institute (IVDP)
is to ensure quality control, inspection, certification,
protection and promotion of the Porto and Douro
Designations of Origin and the Duriense Geographic
Indication.

35. IVDP
PORT AND DOURO WINES
INSTITUTE
INSPECTION, CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION
This demanding process accompanies the
whole chain of production, beginning in the
vineyard and ending in the bottle.
DID YOU KNOW...
... only the wines that
bear the IVDP seal
of guarantee on
the bottle are
genuine?

36. OPORTO & VILA NOVA DE GAIA
In Vila Nova de Gaia, where the Porto lodges are,
there is a Douro Demarcated Region bonded
warehouse area for the storage of Porto