Perhaps this will help JW
Port wine (also known as
Vinho do Porto,
Oporto,
Porto, and often simply
Port) is a
sweet Portuguese fortified wine from the
Douro Valley in the
northern provinces of
Portugal. It is often served as a
dessert wine. Several imitations of Port are produced around the world in several countries—most notably
Australia,
South Africa,
India , Canada and the
United States. However, under
European Union guidelines (and in
Canada), only the product from Portugal may be labeled as
Port. In the United States, Federal law mandates that the Portuguese-made product be labeled
Porto or
Vinho do Porto.
Port is produced from
grapes grown and processed in the Douro region. The wine produced is then fortified with the addition of distilled grape spirits in order to boost the
alcohol content. The wine is then stored and
aged, often in
barrels stored in
caves (
Portuguese meaning "cellars") as is the case in
Vila Nova de Gaia, before being bottled. The wine received its name, "Port," in the latter half of the
17th century from the
seaport city of
Porto at the mouth of the
Douro River, where much of the product was brought to market or for export to other countries in Europe from the
Leixões docks. The Douro valley where Port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or
appellation in 1756 — making it the second oldest defined and protected
wine region in the world.
We can only make "Port Style" of wines
