Douro Demarcated Region

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The Douro Demarcated Region is a historic wine-producing area in northern Portugal, renowned as one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine regions and the birthplace of Port wine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
demarcated region
wine region
abbreviation IVDP
birthplaceOf Port wine
climate continental
country Portugal
famousAs one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine regions
hasEconomicActivity wine tourism
hasLandscapeFeature cultural landscape
vineyard terraces
hasSubregion Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: Douro Superior
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Port wine
fortified wines
still wines
language Portuguese
legalProtection Denominação de Origem Controlada
locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: Douro Valley

Norte Region
northern Portugal
surface form: Northern Portugal

Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
mainProduct Port wine
red wine
rosé wine
sparkling wine
white wine
partOf Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: Douro wine region
primaryGrapeVariety Tinta Barroca
Tinta Roriz
Tinto Cão
Touriga Franca
Touriga Nacional
recognizedAs historic wine-producing area
regulatoryBody Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto
shortName Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: DOC Douro
soilType schist
terrain steep terraced vineyards
traditionalViticulture hand-harvesting
terrace building
traditionalWinemaking grape treading in lagares
traversedBy Douro River
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2001
UNESCORegion Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
UNESCOSiteType cultural

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Douro Demarcated Region UNESCORegion Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Douro River UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAlongBanks Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Vila Real District containsPart Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
mainland Portugal containsWineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
this entity surface form: Douro Valley
this entity surface form: Douro Valley
Douro Demarcated Region hasSubregion Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Douro Superior
Covas do Douro hasUNESCODesignation Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Sabrosa heritageContext Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Douro wine
Vila Real District knownFor Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro River valley
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro Valley
Covas do Douro locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro Valley
Covas do Douro locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
Douro Demarcated Region locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Douro Valley
Gouvinhas locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
this entity surface form: Douro subregion
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
Torre do Pinhão locatedIn Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
Sabrosa locatedInWineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Liberal Wars in Portugal location Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro region
Covas do Douro partOf Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Douro Demarcated Region partOf Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Douro wine region
Gouvinhas partOf Douro Demarcated Region
Gouvinhas partOf Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro DOC
Gouvinhas partOf Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Douro Valley area
Sabrosa partOf Douro Demarcated Region
Torre do Pinhão partOf Douro Demarcated Region
Torre do Pinhão partOf Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Portuguese Douro wine region
Douro Demarcated Region shortName Douro Demarcated Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DOC Douro
Vila Real District traditionalProduct Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro DOC wines
Ponte Dom Luís I (contribution) viewpointFor Douro Demarcated Region
subject surface form: Ponte Dom Luís I
this entity surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia wine cellars
Douro River wineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro DOC
Douro River wineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Port wine region
Porto wineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
this entity surface form: Douro wine region