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Douro Superior ("upper Douro" [8]) is the hottest and driest of the subregions, and stretches all the way to the Spanish border. It has 8,700 hectares (21,000 acres) of vineyards and is the source of many wines of very good quality. As it is the least accessible of the three subregions, it is the most recently planted, and it is still expanding.
The Douro vinhateiro (vine-land) of the Douro Valley in Portugal, long devoted to vineyards, has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The wine was taken downriver in flat-bottom boats called rabelos , to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia , just across the river from Porto .
Vineyards at lower altitudes are preferred. Aspect: 250 (-1000) Density of planting: 50 (-50) Vineyards with a lower density of planting are preferred. Gradient: 100 (-100) Vineyards planted on steeper gradients are preferred. Granite content: 0 (-350) Vineyards with more schistous soils, instead of granite, are preferred. Grape varieties ...
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The Douro Wine Company (also known as the General Company of Agriculture of the Wines of the Upper Douro and in Portuguese Companhia Geral da Agricultura e Vinhos do Alto Douro) was a government oversight organization established by the Portuguese Prime Minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal to regulate the trade and ...
The following factors differentiate Santa Lucia Highlands from the adjacent Salinas Valley floor and other viticultural areas in Monterey County: (1) A well defined alluvial terrace running the length of the eastern boundary; (2) Generally cooler microclimate: cool Region I/II vs. Region I/III; (3) Different soil types: gravelly, sandy loam vs. silty clay loam; (4) Higher elevation: initially ...
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