Although port wine bears the name of the seaport city of Porto, it is actually in the steep hillsides of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal that it has been made for centuries.

克劳迪娅：虽然波特港城市波尔图为名，但它实际上是在葡萄牙北部杜罗河谷陡峭的山坡上酿造的， 已有数百年历史。

From Coimbra, we drive a couple hours farther north into the mountains of the interior to explore the scenic Douro River Valley, famous as the birthplace of port wine.

-科英布拉出发，我们驱车向北驶几个小时，进入内陆的山脉，探索风景如画的杜罗河谷，里其波特的发源地而闻名。

And while regulations ensure that no other wine is labeled as port within the European Union, it may not be the case in other countries, like the US. So how do you spot authentic port from the Douro Valley?

虽然法规确保在欧盟内没有其他葡萄被标记为港口， 但在国等其他国家可能并非如此。那么如何辨别杜罗河谷的正宗港口呢？

The Douro River's steep and twisting valleys, laboriously terraced over the centuries, are ideal for growing grapes.

杜罗河蜿蜒曲折的陡峭河谷，经过几个世纪的辛勤开垦，非常适宜种植葡萄。

From here, a double-decker iron bridge crosses the Douro River.

里，一座双层铁桥横跨杜罗河。

It owns 500 hectares of vineyards in the Douro Valley.

它在杜罗河谷拥有 500 公顷的葡萄园。

The Douro River begins as a trickle in Spain, runs west through Portugal, and to the city of Porto, where it spills into the Atlantic.

杜罗河发源于西班牙，向西流经葡萄牙， 最终到达波尔图市，汇入大西洋。

Every September, a group of grape pickers from the villages of the Douro Valley is recruited to do the harvest.

每年九月，都会杜罗河谷的村庄招募一群葡萄采摘者来进收获。

The Douro Valley is characterized for being a region of mountain viticulture in hot climate.

大卫：杜罗河谷的特点是气候炎热，是山地葡萄栽培区。

This aging on the cool, north-facing bank of the Douro takes years and even decades, and when the refined and time-honored process is finally complete, the beloved port wine is ready to enjoy.

种在杜罗河凉爽的北岸陈年的过程需要数年甚至数十年的时间，当精致且历史悠久的工艺最终完成后，款备受喜爱的波特就可享用了。

Unlike other great European river valleys, the Douro was never a strategic military location, so, rather than castles and palaces, you'll see farms and vineyards, almost all dedicated to the production of port, the region's beloved fortified wine.

与欧洲其他着名河流谷地不同，杜罗河谷未成为战略军事要地，因此，你看到的不是城堡和宫殿，而是农场和葡萄园，几乎全部都致力于生产波特，种深受当地人喜爱的加强型葡萄。