Port is a fortified wine from the Douro Valley in Portugal.
It is typically a sweet, red dessert wine, but it also comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties.
18°C (64°F) Vintage 16°C (61°F) Ruby 12°C (54°F) Tawny |
Fresh Berries |
Fruit Cakes |
Chocolate |
Aged Cheese |
Youngest type of Port wine. Only stored two / three years in barrels. Made of simple grapes.
Ruby Port matches: Hard Cheeses. Berry Pies. Dark Chocolate. Coffee Desserts. Fresh Berries. Fruit Cakes.
Roasted Duck |
Venison |
Dark Chocolate |
Stilton Cheese |
Port from a good single year. Stored in a short period in barrels. Then developed in bottles for a long time, often for several decades.
Food Pairing:
Smocked Fish. Roasted Fish, Venison and Ox. Cod. Pigeon. Peking Duck.
Mature Blue Cheeses. Stilton. Roquefort . Gorgonzola. Dark Chocolate. Hazelnut Tart.
Foie Gras |
Ham |
Fig Tart |
Aged Cheese |
Tawny is a Port that has been stored for many years in barrels. Usually a mixture of several years. The most common categories are 10, 20, 30 and 40 years old.
Food Pairing:
Foie Gras. Roasted Duck. Chinese Rich Seafood Dishes. Cheddar. Manchego. Mature Gouda.
Parmesan. Serra da Estrela Cheese. Iberico Ham. Creamy Desserts. Creme Brulee.