1.0ACC Art Books UKhttps://www.accartbooks.com/ukACC Art Books UKhttps://www.accartbooks.com/ukrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="howjA2MNrW"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/port-and-the-douro-2/">Port and the Douro</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/port-and-the-douro-2/embed/#?secret=howjA2MNrW" width="600" height="338" title="“Port and the Douro” — ACC Art Books UK" data-secret="howjA2MNrW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781913141936-04-2.jpg9331400Title: Port and the Douro, Pages: 408 Pages, Publish Date: 18th Jun 2024, Author: Richard Mayson, Illustrated by Leo Duff, ISBN: . The completely updated fifth edition of Richard Mayson’s Port and the Douro offers unparalleled insight into the world of Port and Douro wines. An entire chapter is dedicated to vintage Port, covering vintages as recent as 2021, and providing information on notable years back to 1844.Acknowledgements ix Preface to the fifth edition xiii Preface to the fourth edition xiv 1. Port and the Douro, up to date 1 2. Vineyards, vines and quintas 69 3. Making Port: Tradition and technology 163 4. Port types 185 5. Vintage Port 214 6. Storing, ageing and serving Port 280 7. Port producers and shippers 285 8. Douro wines 341 9. Directions in Oporto and the Douro 353 10. Postscript 366 Glossary of Portuguese and technical terms 371 Appendix I: Institutions regulating and promoting Port and Douro wines 379 Appendix II: Port benefício and production of Port and Douro wine 2014–23 382 Appendix III: Port grape varieties 383 Appendix IV: Global sales of Port wine 392 Bibliography 394 Index 398 Maps Map 1. The north of Portugal and the Douro 72 Map 2. The Baixo Corgo and Cima Corgo, showing prominent quintas 125 Map 3. The Cima Corgo and Douro Superior, showing prominent quintas 134 Map 4. The Douro Superior, showing prominent quintas 156 Map 5. The location of Port lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia 361