Original: The Douro valley where Port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or appellation in 1756 - making it the third oldest defined and protected wine region in the world after Tokaji (1730) and Chianti (1716).
Simplified: The Douro valley where Port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or appellation in 1756. It is the oldest defined and protected wine region in the world.