Port wine region
Port wine is a fortified style from the Douro in Portugal. Vintage examples are famed for their longevity, while tawnys and LBVs are ready to drink much sooner.
Know your Port wine styles – The Decanter guide
Cheese and Port matching guide
Top Ports for Christmas
How to decant vintage Port
Few traditions are as strong at Christmas as cheese and Port matching, but there are also some common mistakes to overcome – at the same time as paying your dues to festive tradition.
See all of Decanter’s Port wine reviews
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White Port: 18 exciting examples of this versatile wine
The Douro's 'other' fortified style...
By Ines Salpico Published
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Cheese and Port: A guide to a Christmas pairing made in heaven
Expert advice to make the most, and reinvent, a delicious tradition...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Know your Port styles – The Decanter guide
Learn about Port with top bottles to try...
By Richard Mayson Last updated
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Port vintage guide: 1960-2017
Vintage summaries and advice on drinking windows...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Vintage Port 2022: A tale of unexpected freshness
A strong rebuttal to doubters of Port's vintage category...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Twenty Year Old Tawny Port: Tawny at its apex?
Precisely judged auburn nectar...
By Ines Salpico Published
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Wine investment: Dom Pérignon 2015 vintage released
Plus considerations on the influence of provenance and record-breaking Ports...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Richard Mayson’s perfect case of Port
See which bottles would make up this dream dozen...
By Richard Mayson Published
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Quinta do Vesúvio: Producer profile and eight wines to seek out
Discover this historic Douro Valley estate...
By Richard Woodard Published
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New Portuguese wine club Matriarca launches in UK
The Symington family's exclusive new wine club has offered 100 UK memberships...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Vintage Port 2000 and 2003: panel tasting results
The results from a 24-wine panel tasting...
By Richard Mayson Last updated
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National Port Day: Celebrate with these top-scoring Ports
We pick 12 to try...
By Chris Wilson Published
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Niepoort: Producer profile and 10 top wines to try
Learn more about this top Portuguese winery
By Sarah Ahmed Last updated
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Port vintage guide: 2000-2021
Vintage summaries and best wines...
By Richard Mayson Published
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The Douro Boys: 20th anniversary tasting & 15 Ports tasted
A celebration of an elite Douro premier crew...
By Sarah Ahmed Published
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Home grown talent: Portuguese port houses
Portuguese port houses have more than fended off foreign invasions but now they have different obstacles to overcome. With quality at the top of the agenda, and the odd miracle notched up, Peter Cobb unveils the native face of the Douro.
By Peter Cobb Last updated
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Seasonal Ports: 15 of the finest bottles to try this winter
Top Ports to see you through the end of the year and into next...
By Richard Mayson Last updated
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Quinta do Noval: a decade of declarations
Tasting and rating wines from a recent vertical tasting of releases from 2010-2020...
By Richard Mayson Published
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Single quinta vintage Ports explained
Discover how improvements in winemaking have led to the rise of single quinta vintage Ports...
By Mark O'Halleron Published
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Leading Port producers declare a 2020 vintage
Taylor’s and Quinta do Noval have both declared a 2020 vintage...
By Martin Green Last updated
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What is Porto Garrafeira? Ask Decanter
Discover this rare Port style
By Darren Smith Published
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Zoe Graham: Churchill’s rebrand to illustrate the future of Port
Zoe Graham entered her family business as sales and marketing director just before the pandemic broke out...
By Jacopo Mazzeo Last updated
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Port and Sherry importers incensed by UK duty tax plans
Port and Sherry lovers would be penalised, say trade leaders...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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New ’50-year-old’ Port category: wines rated
Discover the latest aged Port category
By Richard Mayson Published
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What is white Port? – ask Decanter
White Port and tonic anyone?...
By Julie Sheppard Published
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Quinta do Noval declares 2019 Port vintage
Quinta do Noval declares highly prized 'Nacional' in 2019 vintage...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Expert’s choice: Tawny Ports
Sarah Ahmed picks her favourites
By Sarah Ahmed Published
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Port 2018: Vintage guide and what to buy
How do the 2018 Ports stack up against the highly rated 2015, 2016 and 2017 vintages?
By Richard Mayson Published
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Leading Port figure James Symington dies
Credited with playing an instrumental role in reviving the Port wine industry in the second half of the 20th century.
By Chris Mercer Published
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My Top 10: Single Quinta Ports
Visitors to the region are invariably stunned by the beauty of Portugal’s Douro Valley, with its deep but serene river and dramatically terraced slopes. Richard Mayson selects 10 great Port properties and explains what makes them and their wines so memorable.
By Richard Mayson Published
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Rare 1940s Ports: tasting through time with Kopke
Kopke hosts a vertical tasting with Ports from 2003, 1980, 19690 and 1940
By Julie Sheppard Published
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First taste: Taylor’s Single Harvest 1970 Port
The release of a limited-edition 50-year-old Port...
By Richard Mayson Published