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A magnificent view of the Douro steep slopes, from the Quinta do Bomfim, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006.
A “Vinha ao alto” vineyard viewed at Quinta da Cavadinha estate in the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. In terms of vineyard layout, planting in the Douro poses a multitude of problems essentially associated with the very steep and rocky terrain which is more suited to goats than grapes. The “Vinha ao alto”, or vertical planting of the rows up the face of the slopes, is the most recent stage in vineyard development. It is generally considered that 30º is the maximum gradient for planting with “vinha ao alto” because of the capabilities of the tractors and the minimization of soil erosion. The “vinha ao alto” is always planted in blocks of a single variety while the two more traditional methods are a more or less random mixture of grape varieties.
View of the soil being prepared, at Quinta da Vista Alegre, for the mechanized type of vineyards, a convertion being made at the Douro region Quintas (Estates), Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The mechanized process enables a more profitable use of the terrain for the wine production. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
Bunches of grapes of Tinto Cão chaste hang on the vine at the vineyards at the Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A bunch of grapes of Tinto Cão chaste hang on the vine at the vineyards at the Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
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A detail view of the old vineyards, of Touriga Franca grape chaste, at the Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards' patterns seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A view of the old vineyards, of Touriga Franca grape chaste, at the Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A view of the old vineyards, of Touriga Franca grape chaste, at the Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A truck loaded with boxes full of grapes descends the steep slopes at the vineyards of the Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting in Douro starts by the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes sit inside a plastic box at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting in Douro starts by the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Plastic boxes filled with Barroca chaste grapes lined up at the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A woman holds a bunch of Barroca chaste grapes showing signs of corruption caused by the rain of the first week of October at Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The rain at this stage of the harvesting can destroy a great amount of grapes and because of this it is very important the knowledge of the people while harvesting to avoid bad grapes to get into the Lagar for the winemaking process.
A man walks between the vines to pick the boxes full of grapes at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. Each box full of grapes weighs about 30 kgs (66 Lbs). People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Mr. Luciano Branco, farmer, uses a
Mr. Luciano Branco, farmer, uses a
Boxes full of grapes, weighing about 30 kgs (66 Lbs), sit on the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre, waiting to be picked by a truck that has to climb huge the steep slopes, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A woman carry a box full of grapes, weighing about 30 kgs (66 Lbs), on the steep slopes of the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Women carry boxes full of grapes, weighing about 30 kgs (66 Lbs), on the steep slopes of the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A carries a plastic box filled with grapes for the winemaking at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards' patterns seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards' patterns seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards' patterns seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A group of people in the harvest duties at the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A group of people in the harvest duties at the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A woman, seen at the vineyards, in the grape hand picking process at Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes sit inside a plastic box at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting in Douro starts by the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards' patterns seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre old vineyards seen over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes sit inside a plastic box at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting in Douro starts by the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Two men harvest the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting in Douro starts by the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Plastic boxes filled with Barroca chaste grapes lined up at the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A group of people in the harvest duties at the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards steep slopes over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A young girl holds empty plastic boxes to be filled with grapes for the winemaking at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A group of men carry boxes full of grapes, weighing about 30 kgs (66 Lbs), on the steep slopes of the vineyards at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes seen at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre on the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes seen at the vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre on the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
A young boy holds an empty plastic box to be filled with grapes for the winemaking at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
An old woman holds a bunch of Barroca chaste grapes during the harvesting at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
An old woman holds a bunch of Barroca chaste grapes during the harvesting at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A young boy holds a bucket full of Barroca chaste grapes during the harvesting time at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting time in Douro starts at the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A woman holds a bunch of Barroca chaste grapes and harvesting scissor at Quinta da Vista Alegre during the harvesting time, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting time in Douro starts at the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A man carries plastic boxes to be filled with grapes by the hand pickers at Quinta da Vista Alegre, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting time in Douro starts at the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
A woman cuts a grapes bunch with a scissor during the harvesting at Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards steep slopes over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The harvesting time in Douro starts at the beginning of September and ends by the first weeks of October. People who do the grapes' harvesting have to deal with extreme working conditions, from high heat to extremely difficult schistous rocky paths, heavy loads and all day long being bent to pick the grapes manually. Despite these difficulties, men and women, keep singing traditional Portuguese songs while they work, contrasting with the silence of the high hillsides and breath taking landscapes of the Douro valley.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards steep slopes over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
The Quinta da Vista Alegre vineyards steep slopes over the Douro River banks, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. The company whose shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family, with its origins dating back the 19th century, deep rooted in the Douro region, produces fine Porto Wines and more recently DOC Douro Table Wines. Located in the right bank of the Douro River, between the mouth of the Pinhão river and Covas do Douro, this Quinta occupies today an area of 65 ha, producing the grapes chaste Touriga NAcional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Barroca, Sousão and Tinto Cão. The company uses now the brand name of VALLEGRE, Vinhos do Porto S.A., where the name VALLEGRE is the joint of names from their two most important estates (Quintas), Valle Longo and Vista Alegre. The produced Porto wines are now sold on more than 20 countries worldwide. One of the singularities of this company is that all its business activities, except marketing, is made in the region where the wine is produced, even the wine bottling process and export packaging is made at the estates. The majority of the other Porto Wine producers bottle their wines in Vila Nova de Gaia, 188 kms (116,8 miles) west from the Douro vineyard region. Despite the use of technological advanced equipments for the winemaking process, the company still uses the traditional ‘Lagares’ to produce their top range finest LBV’s and Vintage’s Port wines.
Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley seen from the Quinta do Ventozelo estate, at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley seen from the Quinta do Ventozelo estate, at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley and the village of Pinhao viewed from Quinta do Ventozelo estate, on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Varosa dam, on the Douro basin, viewed from a high point near the village of Sao Joao da Pesqueira, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Line type vineyards seen near the village of Sao Joao da Pesqueira on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. This type of vineyards allows the plantation of about 4500 to 9000 vines per acre. On the other side, the step type vineyards enable only a plantation of an average of 3000 vines per acre due to the steep slope terrains.
Step type vineyards on the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão in the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Line type vineyards seen on the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Small wine casks sit on the counter of a farmers store at the Peso da Régua train station, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The vineyards’ slopes surrounding the snaky Douro River bed near the village of Pinhão, at the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
A similar and smaller Rabelo boat sits on a quay at the village of Pinhão in the Douro River bed, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards cohabit with olive trees on the steep slopes of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Porto Wine bottle cork stoppers sit on a linen cloth on a wine cask at the Quinta da Vista Alegre estate wine cellar, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Linen cloths are used to stop leakages on the wine casks, since they do not deteriorate the wine if used inside the casks.
Chestnuts on a chestnut tree at Covas do Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. As the altitude becomes higher on the steep slopes of the Douro River valley, the vineyards start to give place to other types of plants, like the chestnut trees, because of the fact that the higher the terrains, the lower the quality of the grapes for the Porto Wine production. Grapes for the Porto Wine are better if coming from vines from low to medium altitudes, or below 400 m (1312 ft).
Plastic containers, for olives, under an olive tree on a vineyard at Covas do Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Olive trees are still used, on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, as border markers on the vineyards and the olives produced used for consumption and to make fine olive oils, turning these two products as a second big production at the region.
Schist walls used to establish borders between estates on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Due to the high concentration of schist on the soils of this region, the cleaning process that enable the vines plantation reuse the schist rocks to build walls along the vineyards.
The “Latadas”, a vertical type of vine plantation seen at a Covas do Douro estate, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. In this region, the “Latadas” are generally used to build porches and not as a main vine plantation method for production vineyards.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes hang on the vines planted on schist soil at the Douro River valley near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Most of the vineyards at the Demarcated Region of the Douro are planted on schist soils that have to be cleaned to enable the vines’ plantation.
Two bunches of Touriga Franca chaste grapes hang on a vine at a vineyard on the Douro valley, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards, at 400 m (1312 ft) high, seen on the steep slopes of the Demarcated Region of the Douro near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
The vineyards' slopes surrounding the snaky Douro River bed near the village of Pinhão, at the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Quinta De La Rosa estate, viewed from the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Quinta De La Rosa produces fine Porto Wines with the same brand name of the estate where they are made.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Night view of the D. Luis Bridge, seen from the Gaia quay, in Oporto, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The bridge, linking the two banks of the Douro River, was engineered by a disciple of Eiffel. The bridge links Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia on two levels. The pier on the lower right is a remnant of a suspended bridge that was dismantled in 1887.
The Rabelo boats seen at night, at the Gaia quay, on the left bank of the Douro River and the Oporto city lighst in background, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The Rabelo boats were used to transport the Porto wine casks from the Douro region downstream the Douro River to be shipped overseas in casks or bottled at Vila Nova de Gaia.
Night view of Oporto city and the D. Luis I bridge in Oporto, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The bridge, linking the two banks of the Douro River, was engineered by a disciple of Eiffel. The bridge links Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia on two levels. The pier on the lower right is a remnant of a suspended bridge that was dismantled in 1887.
Two Rabelo boats viewed at the Gaia quay, at night, on the left bank of the Douro River with the Oporto city in background, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The Rabelo boats were used to transport the Porto wine casks from the Douro region downstream the Douro River to be shipped overseas in casks or bottled at Vila Nova de Gaia.
The Douro River seen from the road side, at dusk, in the vicinity of the Alpendurada Convent, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006.
Dona Rosa, a vendor of regional cakes and sweets on the roadside at Entre os Rios, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. Dona Rosa sells her homemade “Fogaças” and other regional cakes, at this location, since 1986.
The Alpendurada Convent, a monastery of the XI century being used today as an hotel, seen from the roadside at Lugar do Mosteiro on the Douro River right bank, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006.
The Douro River banks viewed from the Carrapatelo dam, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The dam was competed in 1972, being, at the time, the highest European gravity dam with its 57 m (187 ft) high and 450m (1476 ft) crest concrete walls.
Traditional houses reflected on the Douro River at the Carrapatelo dam, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The dam was competed in 1972, being, at the time, the highest European gravity dam with its 57 m (187 ft) high and 450m (1476 ft) crest concrete walls.
 
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