| Many Oporto families own country-houses in the Minho, and rusticate there very pleasantly for a month or two in early fall. |
| Originally the Port wines were transported to Oporto down the River Douro on boats. |
| However multifaceted Oporto has become, it hasn't forgotten its vinicultural roots. |
| For now, you can only find pictures from Lisbon but soon Oporto will be considered too. |
| The coastal belt south of Oporto has been producing wine since Portugal gained independence from the Moors in the 10th century. |
| It is produced in verdant countryside inland from the coast north of the city of Oporto which is known as the Costa Verde or Green Coast. |
