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Douro — Wine Region Guide

Dajeong Lim M.D.
DipWSET · CMS Advanced Sommelier (Leslie Rudd Award 2024) · FWS · IWS · SWS
Wine educator of PDT Seoul · Editor of YourOwnWineEncyclopedia.com · Last reviewed June 2026

The Douro maps from Your Own Wine Encyclopedia — every name tag opens a study card. Below, the chapter's own geography, climate and geology notes.

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Douro · Satellite
The Douro on satellite. Baixo Corgo · Cima Corgo · Douro Superior, with Vinho Verde's sub-regions to the west.

From the encyclopedia — geography, climate & geology

Climate & Topography

  • Demarcated region: Along Douro river, over 100 km (Spain border to Mesão Frio, 100 km inland from Oporto)
  • Warm continental climate, Serra do Marão blocks Atlantic weather
    • Excessively dry, increasingly drought-prone
Sub-regions
  • Douro Superior (Upper Douro)
    • Largest, hottest, driest
    • Annual rainfall 450 mm
    • Often used for Vintage Port and unfortified styles
    • Sabor tributary location
  • Cima Corgo
    • Warmer and drier
    • Annual rainfall 700 mm
    • Largest total vineyard area
    • Major city: Pinhão (heart of demarcated Douro)
    • Tua tributary location
  • Baixo Corgo
    • Coolest and wettest
    • Annual rainfall 900 mm
    • Highest planting density, largest production volume
    • Major cities: Lamego, Peso da Régua