Table of Contents - What Is Port Wine? - How Port Wine Is Made - The Main Styles of Port Wine - Port Wine Styles at a Glance - Food Pairings for Port Wine - How to Serve Port Wine - The Best Port Wine Producers - Port Wine in Group Settings - Further Reading Port wine is one of those categories that sounds more complicated than it is. The range of styles can feel overwhelming at first — Ruby, Tawny, LBV, Vintage, Colheita — but once you understand the basic logic behind how port wine is made, everything falls into place. I've poured a lot of port at wine events, and it's one of the few wines that consistently makes people change their minds. Guests who arrive thinking they don't like sweet wines often discover they love a well-aged Tawny. People who assumed port was only for old men with cigars walk away planning where to buy a bottle. It earns its reputation. What Is Port Wine? Port wine is a fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. ...