Spirit of Portugal
Moscatel, Porto, Verdelho, Rose are just few of the wines Portugal produces every year. Most of them are unique for this country. There is no other place in the world to cumulate the proper weather conditions, soil and climate to grow the particular flavour of portuguese wines.
Although these special vines have been cultivated here since the dawn of nationality, they were first mentioned rather late (example: 1797 for Moscatel wines, 1979 for Vinho da Bairrada, 1679 for Vinho do Douro and so on).
Most of them are table wines, largely consumed in their own country, or anywhere else in the world, including nations without a wine-drinking tradition like China (especially Alentejo wines). High quality wines, portuguese wines are one of the best ambassadors of their country, a true expression of the spirit of Portugal.
Vinho do Portugal
Many people think that France is the land of wines(good wines). But the truth is that the best wines on the European Common Market( and not only) are the ones grown on portuguese soil, blessed by the portuguese sun and aged in portuguese cellars.
Portugal was 25 years ahead of France’s 1855 Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée in classifying “quality wine.”
There are currently nine Denominacao de Origem Controlada (DOC) or Regiao Demarcada (RD) wine regions. The current list of DOC regions includes: Vinho Verde (7 subregions: Moncao, Lima, Braga, Basto, Amarante, Penafiel, Lafo), Porto e Douro, Bairrada, Dao, Bucelas, Corales, Carcavelos, Setubal and Madeira.
Since joining the European Common Market, an additional 30 areas have been identified by the phrase Indicacao de Provenienca Regulamentada (IPR) or Vinhos de Qualidad Produzides em Regiao Determinada (VQPRD).
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