Douro

American  

[doh-roo] / ˈdoʊ rʊ /

noun

1. a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.

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Douro British  

/ ˈdoru, ˈdʊərəʊ /

noun

1. Spanish name: Duero.  a river in SW Europe, rising in N central Spain and flowing west to NE Portugal, then south as part of the border between the two countries and finally west to the Atlantic. Length: 895 km (556 miles)

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Example Sentences

With just a sniff and a sip, trained sommeliers can often tell what region a wine came from: Douro in Portugal, Barossa in Australia, Napa or Sonoma in California.

From Scientific American

It fits the agricultural traditions of the Douro River Valley, where vineyards produce port wine.

From Seattle Times

Many parts of this industrial powerhouse turned tourist hotspot on the Douro estuary are bright, clean and bustling with visitors.

From BBC

Portugal’s Douro Valley is of course best known for port, and in the last 30 years or so for sturdy red table wines.

From Washington Post

The Douro’s white wines are a sleeper category that should feature prominently in any discussion of “minerality” as a wine characteristic.

From Washington Post