Port in Porto, Portugal A port mercinier in Port displays aged port bottles Vladimira Dvorakova / age fotostock;
It is from the Douro Valley, and not from the city of Porto, that the famous Port wine originates. This cooked wine gets its name from the city from which it used to be exported at the time when transportation was mainly by sea. It is made in a traditional way: the grapes are handpicked, the wine is aged in oak barrels and matured in bottles or casks. It is mostly exported to Europe and drank as a before or after-dinner drink.
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