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A number of food and drink products from Portugal have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union law and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) [1] regimes. The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came ...
Portuguese wine regions, as well as producers of several other products, established this system following Portugal's entry into the European Union in 1986. It is similar to the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), the Italian Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC), and the Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) systems.
When the sun is shining, vinho verde, from Portugal’s largest wine region, comes out to play. Dave McIntyre shares five things to know about this popular summer sip.
Portuguese wine regions are grouped into three levels of classification. At the top are the Denominação de Origem Controlada (or DOCs) which are Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) under the European Union wine regulations and thus correspond roughly to the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Spanish ...
Miguelites, loyal to the former King of Portugal Miguel I, blew up the brandy storage depot of the Douro Wine Company which led to nearly 3.4 million US gallons (13,000 m 3) of boiling hot Port flooding into the Douro river. The Douro Wine Company continued to function until 1833 (though it was briefly revived from 1843 to 1853). [2]
Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South. In pre-Roman Gallaecia-Lusitania times, the native peoples only drank beer and were unfamiliar with wine production. Portugal started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire.
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