Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South...
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Port wine (Portuguese: vinho do Porto, Portuguese: [ˈviɲu ðu ˈpoɾtu]; lit. 'wine of Porto'), or simply port, is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in...
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The history of Portuguese wine has been influenced by Portugal's relative isolationism in the world's wine market, with the one notable exception of its...
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fortified wine made on the Portuguese Madeira Islands, off the coast of Africa. Madeira is produced in a variety of styles ranging from dry wines which can...
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portuguesas (Portuguese varieties) (In Portuguese) List of Port wine grapes Regiões (Regions) One source says, "The USA is the world's largest wine market,...
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Rosé (redirect from Blush wine)
varieties used and winemaking techniques. Usually, the wine is labelled rosé in French, Portuguese, and English-speaking countries, rosado in Spanish, or...
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brand of Port and Sherry wines founded in 1790. Its well known logo features a caped man known as "The Don" dressed in a Portuguese student's cape and a wide...
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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...
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fortified wine, including port, sherry, madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatised wine vermouth. One reason for fortifying wine was to preserve...
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oldest known book on Portuguese cuisine (Portuguese: Cozinha portuguesa), entitled Livro de Cozinha da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal, from the 16th century...
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Douro DOC (redirect from Douro Wine)
Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro...
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Mateus is a brand of medium-sweet frizzante rosé wine produced in Portugal. The Mateus Rose brand was launched in 1942 and introduced to the UK in the...
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Denominação de Origem Controlada (redirect from Portuguese IPR wine)
designation of origin for fruit, wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products from Portugal. Portuguese wine regions, as well as producers of...
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Alentejo (Vinho do Alentejo, Alentejo wines) is a Portuguese wine region from the Alentejo region. The entire region is entitled to use the Vinho Regional...
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Touriga Nacional (category Portuguese wine)
Touriga Nacional is a variety of red wine grape, considered by many to be Portugal's finest. Despite the low yields from its small grapes, it plays a...
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Bairrada DOC (redirect from Bairrada Wine)
Bairrada is a Portuguese wine region located in the Beira Litoral Province. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem...
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Alvarelhão (redirect from Albarello (wine))
Alvarelhão is a red wine grape grown in northern Portugal. Alvarelhão must have originated in northern Portugal, but little is known of its ancestry....
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Sangria (redirect from Sangria wine)
traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits. Under EU regulations only Spain and Portugal can label their product...
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Wines are produced in significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude...
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Estremadura Province (historical), Portugal Estremadura Province (1936–1976), Portugal Lisboa VR, a Portuguese wine region called Estremadura until 2009...
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Treixadura (category White wine grape varieties)
Trajadura is white Portuguese wine grape variety grown primarily in the Vinho Verde wine region of northeast Portugal and the Galician wine regions of Ribeiro...
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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)...
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Vinho Verde (redirect from Green wine)
Vinho Verde (European Portuguese: [ˈviɲu ˈveɾðɨ]; lit. 'green wine') refers to Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far...
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sparkling wine produced by the JM da Fonseca winery in Portugal. The brand was created in 1944, when Vintage Wines of New York predicted that wine consumption...
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Carne de vinha d'alhos (category Articles containing Portuguese-language text)
vinha d'alhos ("meat of wine with garlic") is a Portuguese dish prepared using a marinade of salt, paprika, chili paste, wine or vinegar, and garlic....
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Cava until the 1980s. Espumante (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃpuˈmɐ̃tɨ]) is the Portuguese version of a sparkling wine. Unlike Cava, which is produced...
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dictionary. Azal may refer to: Azal Branco, a white Portuguese wine grape Azal Tinto, a red Portuguese wine grape Azal (Bible), a location mentioned in the...
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is a Portuguese wine region producing wines with the classification Denominação de Origem Controlada. Located in the northern regions of Portugal, the...
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process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers to grape wine when used without any qualification. Even so, wine can be...
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