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Portugal: Wine, Women, and Resilience in the Douro Valley

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November 10, 2020
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  • Portugal’s Douro Valley is one of the toughest places on Earth to grow wine. With its steep, terraced hills, treacherous river rapids, and blistering hot summers, it’s a sharp contrast to the gentler landscapes of Spain’s Rioja or Tuscany. Yet, the Douro is the oldest demarcated wine region in the world. Despite a vine plague[...]

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Portugal’s Douro Valley is one of the toughest places on Earth to grow wine. With its steep, terraced hills, treacherous river rapids, and blistering hot summers, it’s a sharp contrast to the gentler landscapes of Spain’s Rioja or Tuscany. Yet, the Douro is the oldest demarcated wine region in the world. Despite a vine plague in the 1800s that nearly wiped out every vineyard, the Douro survived. This resilience comes from the people of the Douro, who have consistently outsmarted nature, no matter the obstacles. The women of the valley have played a particularly crucial role. In fact, it was a woman from this region who saved the Douro’s vineyards. But who are these remarkable women, and what makes the Douro’s wine culture so special? Can they withstand the threats of climate change—and now COVID-19? In this episode, Passport’s Jennifer Carr invites you to open a bottle and discover the warriors and women who are changing the face of winemaking in the Douro Valley—one glass at a time.
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