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Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto , Porto , and often simply Port ) is a Portuguese style of fortified wine originating from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal.

 It is typically a sweet, red wine, often served as a dessert wine, and comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties.

The wine produced is then fortified by the addition of a neutral grape spirit known as aguardente in order to stop the fermentation, leaving residual sugar in the wine, and to boost the Alcohol content. The fortification spirit is sometimes referred to as BRANDY but it bears little resemblance to commercial Brandies.

 The wine is then stored and aged, often in barrels stored in a cave (pronounced "ka-ve" and meaning "cellar" in Portuguese) 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.

The Douro valley where Port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or appellation in 1756 — making it the third oldest defined and protected wine region in the world after Chianti (1716) and Tokaj (1730).

Port Wine Styles:

Tawny port

Ruby port

Late Bottled Vintage

Vintage port