Duas Margens Branco

Description

The Quinta da Vacaria, one of the oldest estates in the region (the earliest record dates back to 1616), is located on the banks of the Douro River near the town of Régua, in the heart of the world’s oldest demarcated wine region, the Douro. At the estate’s quay, Rabelo boats would dock to load barrels full of Port wine and transport them to Gaia, at the river’s mouth, where they were sold in bulk worldwide, leaving behind their hidden identity since these wooden barrels were not even stamped with the producer’s seal. Upon arrival, the wine was bottled and labeled with the brand of the foreign merchants who purchased it, some of whom later gained considerable prestige. (Illustrative image)