Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León
Official seal of the Ribera del Duero denominación de origen (DO)
A 2007 Ribera del Duero from Pesquera.
Wine barrels in Bodegas Casajús, in Quintana del Pidio.
Wine bottles from three well-known bodegas in Ribera del Duero: Alion, Vega Sicilia (here its second wine, Valbuena 5°) and Pesquera
The Douro is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises at the Pico de Urbión, the highest summit of the Picos de Urbión, first flows through Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish
Ribera del Duero
…within the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also one of several recognised wine-producing regions to be found along the course of the Duero river. The region is characterised by a largely flat, rocky terrain and is centred on the town of Aranda de Duero, although the most famous vineyards surround…
The river flowing through the Portuguese wine region, designated as a World Heritage Site.
A 1908 image of boats along the Douro River
Aerial view of the Douro estuary, Porto
The Ribeira (meaning riverside). Its tall, colourful-building terraces is the main part of the river bank in the major city of Porto; it attracts numerous tourists