Best Port

Bestwine • Online has referenced the greatest brands and bottles of Port served in starred gastronomic restaurants worldwide. Port can be savoured at the most fabulous tables of well-known names in gastronomy, whether it is in Portugal or other countries in the world. Discover suggestions of Port from the most prestigious gastronomic restaurants. With Bestwine • Online find and buy the best in Port.

Best Ports

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Best Port’s brands

Refer to Chief’s, Sommelier’s, Bartender’s from gastronomic restaurants of all around the world‘s opinion to discover the best Port’s brands and best references. A ranking and comparative of the best Port’s brands by the Chief’s, Sommelier’s and Bartender’s from the top gastronomic experts.

Port Brand	Origin	Vintage	Category	Restaurant
Andresen	Portugal	2003 – 1991 – 1975	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Andresen	Portugal	40 years	Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Andresen	Portugal	20 years – 40 years	Old White	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Niepoort	Portugal	2001	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Niepoort	Portugal	20 years	Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Niepoort	Portugal	10 years	Old White	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Niepoort	Portugal	2009 – 2007 2013	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom
Niepoort	Portugal	2009	LBV	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Quinta do Noval	Portugal	2000	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Quinta do Noval	Portugal	2008	LBV	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Quinta do Noval	Portugal	2012 – 2007 2003 1994	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Quinta do Noval	Portugal	2005 – 1999 2000	Tawny Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France ⭐⭐⭐ – La Prieuré – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom
Quinta do Noval	Portugal	–	Extra Dry White	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Quinta do Noval – Nacional	Portugal	1962 – 1963 – 1966 – 1970 – 1975 – 1985 -1994 – 1996 – 1997 – 2000 – 2003 – 2011	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China
Churchill’s	Portugal	2011	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Clos des Sens – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Ramos Pinto	Portugal	1983	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Yannick Alléno – France
Ramos Pinto “Quinta Ervamoira”	Portugal	1994	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Yannick Alléno – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Taylor’s	Portugal	10 years – 20 years	Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – La Prieuré – France ⭐⭐⭐ – 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Hong Kong ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Taylor’s	Portugal	–	Réserve	⭐⭐⭐ – La Prieuré – France
Taylor’s	Portugal	1912 – 1935 – 1945 – 1948 -1963 – 1966 – 1992 – 1994 – 1997 – 2000 – 2003 – 2004 – 2007 – 2009 – 2011 1977 1997	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Taylor’s – Single Harvest Tawny	Portugal	1863	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China
Taylor’s – Scion	Portugal	–	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
aylor’s – Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha	Portugal	2000 – 2007 – 2009 – 2011 1996	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Graham’s	Portugal	20 years – 1945 -1955 – 1969 – 1985 – 1994 – 2000 – 2003 – 2007 – 2011 1965 – 1983 1990	Tawny Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – La Prieuré – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom
Burmester	Portugal	2000	LBV	⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Rebello Valante	Portugal	1975 – 1977	–	⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Rozes	Portugal	1967	–	⭐⭐⭐ – Beaumanière – France
Van Zellers	Portugal	1982 – 1970 – 1968 – 1963 – 1951	Colheita Old Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Piazza Duomo – Italy
Quinta Vale D. Maria	Portugal	2000 – 2001 -2003	LBV	⭐⭐⭐ – Piazza Duomo – Italy
Quinta Do Crasto	Portugal	2000	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Geranium – Denmark ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Graham’s	Portugal	30 years 1990	Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Geranium – Denmark ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Croft	Portugal	20 years	Old Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Enrico Bartolini – Italy
Croft	Portugal	1945 – 2003 1966 1955 2005	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Quinta Do Vesuvio	Portugal	1996	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Enrico Bartolini – Italy
Ramos Pinto	Portugal	–	White	⭐⭐⭐ – Enrico Bartolini – Italy
Ramos Pinto – Quinta Do Bom Retiro	Portugal	20 years	Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – Enrico Bartolini – Italy ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom
Niepoort Vinhos S.A. – Dirk niepoort, Vila Nova De Gaia – Quinta Do Passadouro	Portugal	1994 2017	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Barros Porto – Joao Manuel Barros & Manuel Joao Barros, Vila Nova de Gaia	Portugal	1940	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany
Delaforce Sons & CA.	Portugal	1982	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany
Symington Family Estate – Quinta Do Malvedos	Portugal	2005	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany
Warre’s	Portugal	2007 1977 – 1994 1963 1985 1983	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Hong Kong ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany ⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – Germany ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Whitwhams Millennium	Portugal	1880	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China
Fonseca	Portugal	1927 – 1945 – 1948 – 1963 – 1970 – 1977 – 1985 – 1992 – 1994 – 1997 – 2000 – 2003 – 2007 -2009 – 2001 – 2016 1977 – 1992 – 1997 1985 1963 – 2004	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – Odette – Singapore ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Fonseca – Quinta do Panascal	Portugal	1999 – 2004		⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom
Dow’s	Portugal	2007 – 2011 1983 1994 10 years	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France ⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐ – Rutz – Germany ⭐⭐⭐ – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – United Kingdom
Douro Boy’s	Portugal	2011	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China
Cockburn	Portugal	1927	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Robuchon au Dôme – China
Martinez	Portugal	1987 – 1997	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Hong Kong
Dalva	Portugal	20 years	White	⭐⭐⭐ – Odette – Singapore
Kapke	Portugal	1987	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Odette – Singapore
Wiese and Krohn	Portugal	1976 1863 – 1896	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Odette – Singapore ⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Malvazia Madeira Barbeito	Portugal	1834 – 1875 – 1901 – 1934 – 1939 – 1954	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Malvazia – Quinta do Serrado	Portugal	1830	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Malmsey Madeira – Quinta do Serrado	Portugal	1830	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Malmsey Solera – Leacock	Portugal	1863	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Bual Madeira – Leacock	Portugal	1934	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Quinta do Vallado – Adelaide Tributa	Portugal	1866	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – France
Quinta di Gaivosa – Late-Bottled	Portugal	2014	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom
Burnester	Portugal	1937 – 1940 – 1961	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – United Kingdom
Quinta da Romaneira	Portugal	2007	Vintage	⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Seppeltsfield Para	Portugal	21 years	Old Tawny	⭐⭐⭐ – The Fat Duck – United Kingdom
Justino	Portugal	1999	Colheita	⭐⭐⭐ – Core by Clare Smyth – United Kingdom

Port

Port is an alcoholic drink typical of Portugal. To be precise, Port is a fortified red wine only produced in Portugal in the Haut Douro region.

The word Port comes from the town of Porto which is originally the place where Port was produced. Port is historically about terroir and culture.

Port is still produced in small vineyards in the Douro region.

Traditionally, it is the inhabitants of each village who bring their own grapes to the wine merchants, to produce their own beverage. These productions are sometimes sold to big firms.

There are almost as many wine growers as there are acres of vineyards in the Douro. The greatest part of the production of Port comes from wine merchants or producers who mix wines that they have bought from wine merchants or wine growers. 90% of the market is detained by 200 brands of Port.

The best bottles of Port are often produced by producers who bottle their Port, have their own vineyards, and grow their own grapes. On Bestwine.Online, you will find good quality Port produced by wine merchants, producers who bottle their production, or wine shops. Obviously, you will only find Port which comes from Portugal.

Port is made with fermented grapes to which a spirit called “brandy” is added and then it is aged.

Port is exported all over the world. The country which consumes the most Port is not Portugal, but England. Historically Port is an alcohol linked to Britain because the majority of the owners of big Port firms were British.

Choosing a good Port

Without any knowledge of Port, it can be difficult to select a good quality brand or bottle, so it is important to know that there are different types and categories of Port.

There are 4 different types of Port:

• Ruby or Red Port: Ruby Port is exclusively made with red grapes. It’s distinguishing feature is that it is aged in the bottle. It is the Port with the greatest production
• Tawny Port: Tawny Port is only made with red grapes. It is a mixture of vintages. Tawny Port is aged in barrels and then left to oxidize through contact with the air. It has a characteristic brown even red colour. Tawny Port has aromas of almond, nut, wood, coffee, or chocolate depending on the production.
• White Port: White Port is exclusively made with white grapes. It is aged and oxidized in contact with the air which gives it a golden colour. White Port has fresh aromas.
• Rosé Port: Rosé Port is made with red grapes. It is thanks to the fermentation stage like White Port, that the rosé colour is obtained. The first creations by the Croft firm date back to 2008 for a marketing stunt on Valentines Day. The creation was officially declared as a type of Port in its own right in 2009.

Port is an alcohol that needs to be consumed rapidly. The term for this type of Port is oxidized Port or reduced Port. Reduced Port has not been aged in contact with the air for very long. Reduced Port have unusual fruity aromas such as plums or blackberries.

There are several types of vintage Port, as the quality of the alcohol produced can differ according to the year, notably for Ruby Port (LBV Bottled Vintage, Single Quinta Vintage, Vintage) and Tawny (Reserve or Reserva, Colheita). The influence of the climate can also contribute to the production of the best Port vintages.

Port is more and more popular in starred gastronomic restaurants as the quality of the different productions of Port improve with time. Most of the time, Port is consumed as an aperitif. It is traditionally served neat and at room temperature.

The best Port by Bestwine • Online

Bestwine • Online is an online wine list, whose aim is to allow the greatest number of internet users to find and buy good wines and spirits. All the suggestions for Port in this reference list come from the wine list of starred gastronomic restaurants. They are legitimate and reliable sources to designate the best in Port. Starred gastronomic restaurants only serve the best food and the finest wines and spirits as they must propose products of the highest quality to satisfy a demanding clientele. Above all, chefs and sommeliers who enrich their wine menu are passionate about their profession. They are rigorous and demanding and change their wine menus daily to incorporate the best bottles. They taste and choose the highest quality Port and take time to find out about the background of each bottle before trying them. A bottle of Port is an alcohol which is an integral part of Portugal, behind each Port is a history of men and soil. Each Port comes from a recipe, and methods of production which often date back several centuries.  It is this continuous search to find the greatest quality wines, which allows their gastronomic restaurant to be part of the elite, and to obtain the greatest prize which is the Michelin star. A guide which rewards restaurants offering the most fabulous gastronomic experiences.

Bestwine • Online’s team is convinced that chefs and sommeliers are the most credible professionals to choose the best in Port. In fact, classifications and comparisons of the best Port already exist, however each person has his own tastes and inclinations, so no one can designate a Port reference as being the best. A guide, an oenologist, a wine shop, a wine grower, or other professionals cannot claim to know the best Port, but it is possible to edit a reference list which has a selection of the best brands and bottles of Port. With Bestwine • Online you can take advantage of the expertise of the greatest restaurants on the planet, as a Port reference advised by several well-known and reputed gastronomic restaurants is, without doubt, an excellent buy.

With Bestwine • Online make the most of the experience of chefs and sommeliers in starred gastronomic restaurants to choose a good bottle of Port. Taste in your home, Port which is served in the greatest tables in the world. To help you find and buy the best Port, the team at Bestwine • Online regularly update their reference list of the greatest Port by incorporating the new brands and bottles chosen by starred gastronomic restaurants to appear on their wine list. With Bestwine • Online you will also profit from attractive prices to buy online one of the best bottles of Port. The team at Bestwine • Online selects the most attractive bargains and promotions so that you may buy a bottle of port at the best value for money.

For a good inexpensive Port

Bestwine.Online does not claim to be an expert in Port. Our job is simply to list the selections of Port made by starred gastronomic restaurants. I created Bestwine • Online so that each internet user, whether he is a novice or a connoisseur of Port, can take advantage of the knowledge of chefs, sommeliers, and starred gastronomic restaurants to savour the best Port.

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