Living just down the river in Porto, and after more weekend drives into the Douro than I’ll admit to, the valley still gets me every time it opens up: terraces stacked all the way down to the water, the schist catching the afternoon light, a glass poured by the person who actually made it. The Douro is the oldest demarcated wine region in the world \u2014 and, for any wine lover, I’ll happily argue it’s the most beautiful too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s the honest part, though. There are hundreds of quintas, the roads are narrow and steep, and a poorly planned day means a lot of driving and not much wine tasting. So we’ve put together our pick of the best wineries in the Douro \u2014 the 15 we actually send friends to, to live the Best Douro Valley Wine Tour<\/a>. They’re the ones worth the detour, spread across all three sub-regions (Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior) and every budget, each one built around a proper wine tasting at the quinta where the wine is made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Every single one is a winery in the Douro Valley you can book and visit, the reviews you’ll read are from travelers who booked through us, and if you’d rather skip the driving entirely, a Douro Valley wine tour from Porto<\/a> handles the logistics for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n1. Quinta Do Seixo<\/h2>
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