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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 ...
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]
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 ...
The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC), and its popularity has surged over the last years. It is small and quite narrow coastal region, part of the broader region of Beira Atlântico , and it is bordered to the northeast by the Lafões IPR and to the east by the Dão DOC .
Biscoitos is a Portuguese wine region located on the Terceira island of the Azores. The region has the second tier Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada (IPR) classification and maybe some day promoted to Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC). The production of the region is primarily fortified wines. [1]
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.
[1] Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Levira partnered with Super Bock to make about 14,000 litres (3,700 US gal) of hand sanitizer from 56,000 litres (15,000 US gal) of alcohol used in beer. [2] [3] [4] In 2023, the distillery amassed a large quantity of wine in storage due to a European wine surplus. Inflation increased prices on food and ...
"cupa", Roman tombstones in the shape of wine barrels, were used in the 3rd century AD in Alentejo, Museu de Évora In southern Iberian Peninsula, some archeological finds attest that the consumption of wine occurred around the 7th to the 6th century B.C. and production started in the 5th to the 4th century B.C. [1] Romans did much to expand and promote viticulture in their settlements in the ...