Haverst on the Douro
When you reach Barca d’Alva the vineyards line the way, adorning the winding slopes of the High Douro. We can already see them from the Spanish side, arranged in orderly rows. Here, where the heat becomes suffocating, the trunks of the vines have remained sturdy since time immemorial. The fusion of the wine with spirits resulted in a magic formula which has been distributed since the 17th century throughout the world in bottles whose delicious contents have the same name as the city where it was born: Port.
The photographers were interested in documenting the production process: from collecting the grapes in mid-September, taking them to the bodega, treading them, the fermentation process, adding the alcohol and preserving them in barrels or kegs. The work of one of the pioneers, the photographer and editor Emílio Biel, is indispensable when illustrating this story.
Companhia dos vinhos do Alto Douro
1870-1915
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Gaia. Companhia dos vinhos do Alto Douro
1870-1915
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Artur Pastor
In this illustrated trip along the River Douro, we are honoured to be able to showcase the work of two masters of recent photography, who travelled around the regions of Pinhão and Peso da Régua: Artur Pastor and Alfredo Cunha.
Harvest on the Douro: line of men carrying baskets of grapes on their way to the winepress.
1956
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Harvesting a variety of red grape
1956
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Região do Pinhão
The Pinhão region, a typical view of the vines in Valença parish, on the left bank of the river Torto.
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Harvesting a variety of red grape
1956
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The Pinhão wine region
1954
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Alfredo Cunha
Harvests on the Douro
1997
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