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 wineThe Douro's 'other' fortified style...
By Ines Salpico Published
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Cheese and Port: A guide to a Christmas pairing made in heavenExpert 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 guideLearn about Port with top bottles to try...
By Richard Mayson Last updated
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Port vintage guide: 1960-2017Vintage summaries and advice on drinking windows...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Vintage Port 2022: A tale of unexpected freshnessA 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 releasedPlus 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 PortSee 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 outDiscover this historic Douro Valley estate...
By Richard Woodard Published
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New Portuguese wine club Matriarca launches in UKThe 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 resultsThe results from a 24-wine panel tasting...
By Richard Mayson Last updated
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National Port Day: Celebrate with these top-scoring PortsWe pick 12 to try...
By Chris Wilson Published
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Niepoort: Producer profile and 10 top wines to tryLearn more about this top Portuguese winery
By Sarah Ahmed Last updated
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Port vintage guide: 2000-2021Vintage summaries and best wines...
By Richard Mayson Published
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The Douro Boys: 20th anniversary tasting & 15 Ports tastedA celebration of an elite Douro premier crew...
By Sarah Ahmed Published
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Home grown talent: Portuguese port housesPortuguese 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 winterTop 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 declarationsTasting 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 explainedDiscover 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 vintageTaylor’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 DecanterDiscover this rare Port style
By Darren Smith Published
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Zoe Graham: Churchill’s rebrand to illustrate the future of PortZoe 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 plansPort 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 ratedDiscover the latest aged Port category
By Richard Mayson Published
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What is white Port? – ask DecanterWhite Port and tonic anyone?...
By Julie Sheppard Published
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Quinta do Noval declares 2019 Port vintageQuinta do Noval declares highly prized 'Nacional' in 2019 vintage...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Expert’s choice: Tawny PortsSarah Ahmed picks her favourites
By Sarah Ahmed Published
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Port 2018: Vintage guide and what to buyHow 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 diesCredited 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 PortsVisitors 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 KopkeKopke 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 PortThe release of a limited-edition 50-year-old Port...
By Richard Mayson Published