Port wine (Porto white wine portwein, Porto) is a fortified wine generated in Douro river mouth (in Spain it is leaking called the Duero), in the main port of Portugal— Porto.
Purely speaking, port white wine «Matures» in Vila Nova de Gaia, city of the twin Port, which is located on one more left Bank of the Douro and is attached by bridges with the Port.
All other so-called port, simply the typical prepared white wine.
Port a glass of wine is a drink with personality, conventional and stubborn. The Portuguese state that this red wine can only lead to spite of. Regardless of the bad weather condition and inconvenient place of the vineyards. The reality that the banks of the Douro is really high as well as high, vines expanding under severe conditions— on the narrow balconies as well as greater than recommended. Plus the remarkable summertime heat in this area. By hand the grapes are not just collected, yet also require to the river, because no quantity of technology can drive in the hilly terrain.
Commonly grapes are crushed underfoot, in order to protect against damage to the bones which offer uncommon preference of the white wine. Presently, the equipments have the ability to delicately manage the grapes.
The port is separated into red as well as white, aging, young and also «vintage». Ruby port, dense as well as young, intense ruby color, acquired by mixing different white wines of a solitary harvest. Aged Tawny shade has a Golden, character— big-headed as well as hard. But the pearl of all the ports is, certainly, Vintage, extremely unusual, due to the fact that every year, even yielding, called the year of «vintage».
Caloric port is 163 kcal/ 100 ml beverage.
The make-up of the port
The chemical make-up of the port consists of: vitamins B2 as well as PP, in addition to potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus as well as salt.
Use of port
Port as well as worked as an aperitif, with fruit or melon, and also as the conclusion of the dish, with treats, specifically chocolate based. Port white wine is generally poured from bottles, the wall surfaces of which always there is a thick sludge. The glasses for port pick fairly high, in the form of a Tulip, something between a glass of wine as well as brandy.