A PORT FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS PORT WINES & THE RABELO BARCO THE BRAVE OF THE DOURO Smooth, complex, aromatic, liqueur-rich, iconic. What does Port Wine taste like? It tastes like the conquest of the Douro River, once turbulent, unpredictable, and stormy, navigable only by small marvels of Portuguese naval architecture. In a pre-roads and pre-train era, the Rabelo boats transported barrels of Port Wine between the most remote estates of the Douro Valley to the Vila Nova de Gaia cellars, where the wine would age with time and soul, later to be enjoyed by the entire world. Port wine, therefore, tastes of this bravery, and we believe that its typical hint of sweetness is there to recall the hundreds of sailors who, with words of faith, risked their lives, embarked, and reached safe harbor. Feel like an honored guest of this great story, with the certainty that every time you drink Port, you contribute to the future of a unique heritage. FUN FACT: About "Port Wine Day" or "Denomination of Origin." Considering the frauds that jeopardized the wine's reputation and quality, the Marquis of Pombal initiated several measures, including the creation of this "certificate" of origin and quality. Port Wine Day is celebrated on September 10th, as it was on that day, in 1756, that the world's first demarcated and regulated region, the Alto Douro Wine Region, was created, on the initiative of the Marquis of Pombal. Ruby or Tawny, there are always more reasons to toast.