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1. Museu do Douro
This striking museum was inaugurated a few years after UNESCO named the Alto Douro Wine Region a World Heritage Site in 2001, underscoring its importance in terms of cultural history and tourism. Housed in the imposing former headquarters of Portugal's oldest wine company, the Real Companhia Velha, it also has a contemporary wing that hosts major exhibitions about the region, its history, and its leading figures. The ticket price includes a complimentary glass of port wine, but those with an appetite can stay for lunch or dinner in the restaurant and wine bar, which overlook the river. For a guided tour of the museum in English (€20), book a couple of days in advance.
Rua Marquês de Pombal, Peso da Régua, Vila Real, 5050–282, Portugal254 310 190Sight Details
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2. Quinta do Vallado
One of the oldest wine estates in the region, Quinta do Vallado is on the right bank of Rio Corgo, a tributary of the Douro, and has stunning views of terraced hillsides along both valleys. It has been in the Ferreira family since 1818 and encompasses 158 acres, some with vines more than 70 years old. There are usually at least two guided winery visits (from €25) in English a day—ending in a tasting with one white wine, three reds, and one port—but you must make a reservation. Like several other Douro quintas, Vallado has rooms for guests, both in the traditional 18th-century manor and in the sleek, modern 21st-century wing. Doubles cost about €250 per night in summer.
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3. Quinta do Crasto
Dating back to 1616, this large estate high on the north bank of Rio Douro, between Régua and Pinhão, was already marked on the first Douro Demarcated Region Map drawn up by Baron Forrester. Quinta do Crasto wines include vintage port, designating wine of exceptional quality made in a single year. It must be bottled between the second and third year after the harvest; it is deep purple in color and full-bodied. The estate also produces LBV (Late Bottled Vintage) port—a wine of a superior quality from a single year that is bottled between the fourth and sixth year after it is made. Reservations must be made to visit the winery, followed by a tasting (from €29 for five wines) or a lunch with wine pairing (from €70).
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4. Quinta do Panascal
On the steep banks of the Távora River, a tributary of the Douro, and about 30 km (19 miles) from Lamego, the Quinta do Panascal produces grapes exclusively for Fonseca port wine, making it the ideal winery to visit for fans of the tipple. The winery's excellent audio guide leads you through the vines of various grape varieties, and then to the adega with its old granite tanks and wooden vats, before ending in a tasting of three ports. You can also book ahead for a private visit guided by a staff member (€150 for two people).
Valença do Douro, Viseu, 5120-496, Portugal932 000 209-cellSight Details
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5. Quinta do Portal
This family-owned estate 11 km (7 miles) north of Pinhão draws architecture buffs with its prize-winning winery, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira with an extraordinary schist and cork "skin." Gourmets come for the restaurant's wine-paired tasting menus (from €42, plus €16 for wine) that showcase locally sourced ingredients in updated regional dishes, but there are also à la carte options. It is also possible to visit just for a winery tour and tasting. There's also a nice little hotel attached with 16 rooms, four of them in an old olive press building.
N323, Peso da Régua, Vila Real, 5060-909, Portugal968 120 127-cellSight Details
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