Big Plans and Dreams, and an Impressive New Red in the Douro

Jun 2, 2008
Just north of Portugal's city of Regua, the gateway to the Douro, lies Quinta do Vallado. This is one of the estates that I visited six years ago, and today it reflects the scale of change that is sweeping the Douro.

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