What type of wine is Douro wine? As a very general rule, if the word "Douro" is prominent on the label, you are looking at a dry red wine (and in rarer cases, a dry white wine) made from a blend of grapes often used in Port wine production.

Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro (upper Douro), as it is located some distance upstream from Porto, sheltered by mountain ranges from coastal influence.

Long famous as the source of port wine, the Douro Valley is now also renowned for its fine, rich unfortified wines, both red and white.

The Douro region stretches along the river of the same name, about 60 miles inland from the city of Porto. (The second largest city in Portugal, Porto is where the Douro River spills into the Atlantic Ocean.) Joy-riding through the region you enjoy steep, twisting valleys and tidy terraces as far as the eye can see.