Port
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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The Decanter interview: Paul Symington, CEO Symington Family Estates
Why the Douro must change...
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Jefford on Monday: Drinking with the Valkyries - young vintage Port
Why vintage Port should (also) be sampled in its youth...
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Quinta do Noval Port: A look back in time
Including a world-cup year 1966 vintage Port and a pre-war colheita...
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Revisiting vintage Port 1994: From the archive
Richard Mayson finds that the 1994s more than live up to their initial potential...
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Port 2016: Vintage report and top releases
Find out which Port wines made the cut...
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From the archive: When should you decant wine? An expert taste test
An in-depth report from our archive...
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Climate change is biggest risk to World Heritage sites - former UNESCO chief
Winemakers can help with new index to battle climate change, says ex-UNESCO director-general...
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Symington to build new Douro winery
Symington plans new winery for Douro DOC table wines...
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Great value Port for Christmas
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Tawny Port 10 and 20 Years Old: Panel tasting results
Some of the best expressions of tawny Port....
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Port 2015: a buyer’s guide
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Quinta do Noval joins list of 2015 Port declarations
Quinta do Noval 2015 declares portion of vintage...
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Taylor's 325th anniversary Port sails into London
Tina Gellie reports and taste the new wine...
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Graham's Port owner buys vineyard outside of Douro
Symington family goes to Alto Alentejo...
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Cockburn's celebrates 200 year anniversary by declaring 2015 vintage
Cockburn's declares the 2015 Port vintage...
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Douro travel guide: Visit the home of Port
Why you should visit the Douro Valley...
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Understanding Tawny Port
Find out the key elements to understanding tawny Port – Richard Mayson talks ageing, careful selection and finely-tuned blending...
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Star producer focus: Gonzalez Byass Sherry and Graham's Tawny Port
Inside the Star Producer Focus classes...
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Top 11 Tawny Ports
It's time to start thinking about festive fortifieds...
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Tawny Port style guide
Expert Richard Mayson helps guide you through the maze of tawny Port classifications, explaining each of the age indications and the Reserve terminology in his definitive tawny Port style guide...
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Drinking and Serving Tawny Port – ask Decanter
Tawny port — to decant or not? And when is it best enjoyed?
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Wine Legend: Taylor's Vintage Port 1927, Douro, Portugal
What makes it a wine legend...?
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Quinta do Noval declares tiny part of 2014 Port vintage
Estate to release 12,000 bottles...
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Madeira and Portugal hit by wildfires
Wildfires have spread across the island of Madeira and the north of Portugal.
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Wine Legend: Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947
What makes Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947 a wine legend...?
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Taylor’s owner buys luxury hotel in Porto
The Fladgate Partnership, owner of Taylor’s Port, has acquired its latest hotel – the luxury Hotel Infante Sagres, in Oporto.
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Star buys of 2015: Spain and Portugal
Top-scoring wines from Spain & Portugal...
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Vintage Port Prices - Cellar Watch
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Cheese and Port matching guide