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The final group are the Vinho Regional (VRs), which are table wines with a geographical indication under EU regulations. VRs each cover a larger area and are similar to the French Vin de pays at regional/departmental level. [1] [2] The early 2000s has seen many changes in the classification and naming of Portuguese wine regions.
Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. [1] In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations , similar to a French vin de pays region.
Tejo, until 2009 named Ribatejo, is a Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as the Ribatejo Province. It takes its name from the river Tejo (Tagus). The entire region is entitled to use the Vinho Regional designation Tejo VR , while some areas are also classified at the higher Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) level under the ...
Beiras region within Portugal. Beiras is a Portuguese wine region producing wines with the classification Denominação de Origem Controlada. Located in the northern regions of Portugal, the Beiras region produces a wide range of wines, including sparkling and fortified wine. Quality varies dramatically depending on producer and region. [1]
Harvest in Guimarães in the Minho wine region.. Minho, formerly Rios do Minho, is a Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as the Vinho Verde DOC. [1] The region is classified as a Vinho Regional (VR), a designation similar to a French vin de pays region.
Favaios (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɐˈvajuʃ]) is a civil parish of the municipality of Alijó, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,064, [ 1 ] in an area of 21.45 km 2 . [ 2 ] The region is known for its wines , namely, the moscatels like Moscatel de Favaios .
A menhir, found in this area and dated to sometime between 5000 and 4000 BC, is now in the entrance garden of the Convent of Saint Joseph in Lagoa. According to historical sources, the actual settlement of Porches was in the middle of the 16th century, built by a group of settlers who came from an older urbanization called Porches Velho ...
The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site on Pico Island, part of the archipelago of the Azores, Portugal.The landscape, with 987 ha, and the surrounding buffer zone with 1,924 ha, extend through most of the island's western, northwestern and southwestern coasts, with the majority on the municipality of Madalena and the rest on São Roque do Pico, at the ...