If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Port is misunderstood - and that's unfortunate.

Port is a fortified wine, which essentially means that it’s a careful blend of wine and spirit (in this case, brandy). The ...

Why is that? We visited Quinta de Vargellas, a wine estate owner by Taylor's, one of the founding port houses. It was established in 1692 and owns 500 hectares of vineyards in the Douro Valley.

it really is a great excuse to drink it. But what even is port? Quite simply it is a fortified wine which can only come from one place – the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. It is a ...