Port Wine
9 official colorsThe rules of Port set out a scale of nine color classes: five for reds, from the deep «retinto» of a Vintage to the «alourado claro» of a light tawny, one for rosé and three for whites.
Port is a fortified wine from the Douro: its rules allow wine spirit (aguardente) to be added, and it must have between 19 and 22 % alcohol, except the light dry white, from 16.5 %. Its sweetness goes from extra-dry to «lágrima», over 130 g/L of sugar. The nine color classes are quoted from the DO Porto specification registered in the EU; the exact tones are approximations.
Vintage
Portugal · Douro
From a single harvest. The rules require it to be «retinto e encorpado», the deepest class of the scale, at the moment it is approved.
Official color class: retinto (full).
Vintage · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: deep purple-red.
Material: Vintage in a glass, rim
RGB(94, 18, 56)
Vintage · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Vintage in a glass, hue
RGB(58, 8, 32)
Vintage · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: almost opaque.
Material: Vintage in a glass, core
RGB(24, 3, 12)
Vintage · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Vintage in a glass, highlight
RGB(126, 36, 72)
Ruby
Portugal · Douro
A blend of young wines, fruity, with «cor tinta» and some body, as the rules describe it.
Official color class: tinto (medium full, ruby).
Ruby · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: ruby.
Material: Ruby in a glass, rim
RGB(154, 30, 60)
Ruby · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Ruby in a glass, hue
RGB(118, 18, 44)
Ruby · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep ruby.
Material: Ruby in a glass, core
RGB(62, 6, 22)
Ruby · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Ruby in a glass, highlight
RGB(184, 64, 90)
Tawny · medium tawny
Portugal · Douro
A tawny is a blend matured in wood or in other vessels. The rules accept three color classes for it; this is the darkest one, «tinto alourado».
Official color class: tinto alourado (medium tawny).
Medium tawny · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: brick.
Material: Tawny · medium tawny in a glass, rim
RGB(156, 74, 48)
Medium tawny · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Tawny · medium tawny in a glass, hue
RGB(126, 46, 34)
Medium tawny · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: red-brown.
Material: Tawny · medium tawny in a glass, core
RGB(74, 20, 16)
Medium tawny · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Tawny · medium tawny in a glass, highlight
RGB(190, 106, 72)
Tawny
Portugal · Douro
The middle class of the tawny range: «alourado», the color that gives the style its name.
Official color class: alourado (tawny).
Tawny · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: amber.
Material: Tawny in a glass, rim
RGB(192, 122, 68)
Tawny · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Tawny in a glass, hue
RGB(164, 90, 46)
Tawny · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: tawny brown.
Material: Tawny in a glass, core
RGB(110, 52, 24)
Tawny · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Tawny in a glass, highlight
RGB(216, 154, 98)
Tawny · light tawny
Portugal · Douro
The lightest class a tawny may have: «alourado claro».
Official color class: alourado claro (light tawny).
Light tawny · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale amber.
Material: Tawny · light tawny in a glass, rim
RGB(217, 168, 102)
Light tawny · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Tawny · light tawny in a glass, hue
RGB(196, 138, 72)
Light tawny · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: light tawny.
Material: Tawny · light tawny in a glass, core
RGB(148, 96, 42)
Light tawny · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Tawny · light tawny in a glass, highlight
RGB(234, 198, 144)
Rosé
Portugal · Douro
Young and fresh, soft and fruity, as the rules describe it. They give it a single color class, «rosado ou rosé», without shades.
Official color class: rosado ou rosé. The exact pink shown is our reading.
Rosé · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pink.
Material: Rosé in a glass, rim
RGB(238, 138, 156)
Rosé · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Rosé in a glass, hue
RGB(224, 96, 126)
Rosé · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep pink.
Material: Rosé in a glass, core
RGB(194, 62, 98)
Rosé · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Rosé in a glass, highlight
RGB(247, 188, 200)
White · pale
Portugal · Douro
White Port comes in several degrees of sweetness. The rules give whites three color classes; this is the palest, «branco pálido».
Official color class: branco pálido.
Pale white · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless.
Material: White · pale in a glass, rim
RGB(243, 239, 200)
Pale white · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: White · pale in a glass, hue
RGB(233, 225, 166)
Pale white · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale lemon.
Material: White · pale in a glass, core
RGB(214, 202, 130)
Pale white · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: White · pale in a glass, highlight
RGB(249, 246, 224)
White · straw
Portugal · Douro
The middle class for whites: «branco palha», straw.
Official color class: branco palha.
Straw white · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale straw.
Material: White · straw in a glass, rim
RGB(240, 226, 164)
Straw white · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: White · straw in a glass, hue
RGB(228, 207, 120)
Straw white · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: White · straw in a glass, core
RGB(205, 178, 80)
Straw white · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: White · straw in a glass, highlight
RGB(248, 239, 200)
White · golden
Portugal · Douro
The deepest class for whites: «branco dourado», golden.
Official color class: branco dourado.
Golden white · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale gold.
Material: White · golden in a glass, rim
RGB(236, 200, 114)
Golden white · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: White · golden in a glass, hue
RGB(220, 174, 74)
Golden white · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: golden.
Material: White · golden in a glass, core
RGB(184, 134, 42)
Golden white · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: White · golden in a glass, highlight
RGB(246, 224, 166)
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