One of the boats used to transport Port Wine from the Douro Valley to the cellars near the city of Porto.

The Portuguese wines are part of ancient traditions inserted in the region firstly by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Greeks. Long before the Roman rule over the region, who will also substantially influence in wine production. During this era, is where the Portuguese wines started to be exported to Rome. Today, Portugal is a traditional wine grower with 8% of its continental land dedicated to winery. Image File history File links Photographer: Thomas Istvan Seibel Free reuse of this picture is permitted as long as the photographer is credited: You have my full consent to use the photos for the Wikipedia project. ... Image File history File links Photographer: Thomas Istvan Seibel Free reuse of this picture is permitted as long as the photographer is credited: You have my full consent to use the photos for the Wikipedia project. ... District Porto Mayor   - Party Rui Rio PSD Area 41. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plain of what is now Lebanon and Syria, between the Lebanon Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. ... This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Jump to: navigation, search A glass of red wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage that is made by fermenting grapes or grape juice. ...

Portugal has a large variety of native breeds (about 500), producing a very wide variety of different wines. It produces distinctive wines from the Northern regions to Madeira Islands, passing by the Algarve and the Azores. In Portugal, the wine classification is done by Verde ("Green", Vinho Verde Region) and Maduro ("Mature", the rest of the country). Location | Detail Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Algarve The Algarve is the name of the southern coast of Portugal, incorporating, amongst others, the towns of Faro, Lagos, and Sagres. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: Rather die free than peacefully subjected) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória...

The particular breed of wines makes Portugal a country with distinctive personality in terms of wine growing. But this distinctiveness brings more diffulties than advantages, due that it would be easier to produce international wine varieties. Even thought, with the quality and uniqueness of its wines, the country is a sizable and growing player in wine production, being in the top 10, with 4% of the world market (2003). And, it secures several world prizes to its wines. Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

In the Mythology, Luso, was son or companion of Bacchus, the god of winery and Feast. Mythically, Lusitania gained its name from Luso. Lusitania was an ancient Roman province in the present day Portugal. Jump to: navigation, search The word mythology (from the Greek μυϑολογία mythología, from μυϑολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυϑος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to... Bacchus is the name of: the Roman god Bacchus, known to the Greeks as Dionysus the Christian martyr Saint Bacchus, companion to Saint Sergius; see: Saint Sergius the asteroid 2063 Bacchus the Bacchus grape variety, grown predominantly in Germany the Bacchus (painting) by Leonardo da Vinci the comic book Bacchus... Roman province of Lusitania, 120 AD Lusitania, an ancient Roman province approximately including current Portugal and part of western current Spain (specifically the present autonomous community Extremadura), named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ...

There are some theories that the Tartessians first cultivated vineyards in the Iberian Peninsula in the Tagus Valley about 2000 BC. Later in the 10th century BC, the Phoenicians introduced vineyards in the region. But it was in the 7th century BC, when the Greeks installed in the Peninsula that the wine making art developed. In Alcácer do Sal, a cratera was found, the cratera is a vase used by the Ancient Greeks to drink and dilute wine with water, showing that the Ancient Greeks also drank Portuguese wines. Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of Spain, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir. ... (Redirected from 2000 BC) (21st century BC - 20th century BC - 19th century BC - other centuries) (3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) Events 2064 - 1986 BC -- Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt 2000 BC -- Farmers and herders travel south from Ethiopia and settle in Kenya. ... Jump to: navigation, search (11th century BC - 10th century BC - 9th century BC - other centuries) (1000s BC - 990s BC - 980s BC - 970s BC - 960s BC - 950s BC - 940s BC - 930s BC - 920s BC - 910s BC - 900s BC - other decades) (3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) Events Partition... (8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC - other centuries) (700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC - 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC - 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - other decades) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Scythians arrived in Asia Collapse... Coat of Arms Alcácer do Sal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1465. ...

During the Roman rule over Portugal, the vineyard culture greatly developed, as the region supplied Rome with its wines. The wines became popular in Rome, leading to the demand being superior to wine production. Jump to: navigation, search The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost...

During the Reconquista in the 12th and 13th centuries, with the populating (povoamento) of the conquered territories, areas that due to religion the Arabs reduced wine production, and planting grapevines were a priority. During this period, some new varieties were added to the ancient ones, from Burgundy came the French varieties. And during the period of discoveries, Henry the Navigator brought to the newly discovered island of Madeira the moscatel and malvasia from the Greek Island of Crete. Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Reconquista (Disambiguation). ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the... For additional context, see History of Portugal. ... Infante D. Henrique, duke of Viseu, nicknamed o Navegador and generally known in English by Henry, the Navigator, (March 4, 1394 – November 13, 1460), a prince of Portugal, looms large as an important figure in the early days of European colonial expansion. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... The muscat family of grapes grow widely for wine, raisins and table grapes. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Due to historical reasons, England was to were the Portuguese wines were most exported. Exports of Portuguese wines from Northern Portugal to England are known since the 12th century. From this commerce a wide variety of wines started to be growned in Portugal. And, in 1758, the first wine-producing region of the world, the Região Demarcada do Douro was created under the orientation of Marquis of Pombal, in the Douro Valley. The demarcated region had the aim to guarantee the production of excellent quality wines. Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Marquis of Pombal, or Marquês de Pombal, (13 May 1699 - 15 May 1782) was a Portuguese politician and statesman, prime minister of king Joseph I of Portugal throughout his reign. ...

In the Reign of King Charles, the Região Demarcada do Vinho Verde and the Região Demarcada do Dão among Colares, Carcavelos, Setúbal, and Madeira were created. These wines were already famous before the creation of the Demarcated region. In 1979, Bairrada was added and in 1980 the Algarve region (Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão, and Tavira) was finally demarcated. Carlos, King of Portugal (Eng. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... There are parishes that have the name Lagoa (Portuguese: for lagoon): In Brazil Campina da Lagoa, Paraná Lagoa, Paraíba Lagoa, a quarter of Rio de Janeiro Lagoa Alegre, Piauí Lagoa dAnta, Rio Grande do Norte Lagoa do Barro do Piauí, Piauí Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas Lagoa do Carro... Map of Nigeria showing Lagos on the lower left Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ... Portimão is a city located in the Algarve, on the southern coast of Portugal. ... Tavira, along with Lagos is one of the most architecturally attractive towns in the Algarve and its origin dates back to around 2. ...

The "Castas"

The type of grapes (castas) is as important has the type of soil and climate, creating the different Portuguese wine breeds, the Castas - grape varieties. In Portugal only some varieties of castas are authorized in the Demarcated regions: This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ...

• Vinhos Verdes - white and red castas
• Porto - white and red castas
• Douro - white and red castas
• Dão - white and red castas
• Bairrada - white and red castas
• Bucelas - white castas
• Colares - white and red castas
• Carcavelos - generous castas
• Setúbal - generous castas
• Algarve - white, red, and Liqueurous castas
• Madeira - generous castas

Each region has its own Comissão Vitivinícula to supervise the quality of the wines in various aspects of the cultivation and preparation of vineyards, but also in assuring the quality of the wine, for instance, in its flavour and scent.

Vinhos Verdes

Wineyards in Vinho Verde Demarcated Region in Minho, Portugal

The Vinho Verde is produced from grapes which do not reach great dosis of sugar. Therefore, Vinho Verde does not require an aging process. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Vinhas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Vinhas. ... Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ... Vinho Verde is Portuguese and literally means Green Wine. There are red, white wines, and more rarelly rosé, of the appellation Vinho Verde, but only the white wines are exported. ...

These wines are produced in the Northwest of Portugal in the historical regions of Minho and Douro Litoral. The region produces wines from very Ancient times, only in 1908 the region was demarcated. Vinho Verde is influenced by the nearby ocean and high humidity, typical aspects of the region what can be observed in the wine's refreshing taste. Thus, Vinho Verde always requires low temperatures before serving. It is known for having diuretic and digestible properties. And, are sorts of wines that are unique and typical of Portugal. Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ... Douro Litoral is a historical province of Portugal. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Vinho Verde wines are now largely exported, and are the most exported Portuguese wines after the Port Wine. The most popular variety in Portugal and abroad are the white wines, but there are also red wines. These are very light wines and naturally gassy. Jump to: navigation, search A glass of tawny port. ...

Vinho Alvarinho is a special breed of white Vinho Verde, protected for the small sub-region of Monção, and it has more alcohol than the other varieties (11.5 to 13%), while the common varieties have between 8 and 11.5%. Vinho Alvarinho is a special breed of white Vinho Verde, protected for the small sub-region of Monção, Portugal and it has more alcohol than the other varieties (11. ...

Port Wine and Douro wines

A glass of tawny port.

The Port Wine vineyards grow in schilsted soil, with a particular climate and a particular vinification method, this wine is very particular and it is known worldwide. The red varieties are the most common. The wine is produced in the beautiful landscape of the Douro Valley in Alto Douro region, a region that is now classified has World Heritage by UNESCO, and the wine is exported from the city of Porto, thus acquiring the name Porto ("Port" in Portuguese). There are several varieties of Port wine: some of the most popular are the tawny, white, ruby, and Late Bottled Vintage (L.B.V.). Download high resolution version (1024x768, 134 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 134 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Jump to: navigation, search A glass of tawny port. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... District Porto Mayor   - Party Rui Rio PSD Area 41. ...

The Douro wines, from the same region of Port Wines, were bitter wines, but the relation between Portugal and England lead the English to enhance this wine with a kind of Portuguese Brandy known has aguardente for it to support a voyage from Portugal to England. And since then, the wine only got better, and it appears by the first time in the registries of exports in 1679. Today's Douro wines are favourable table wines with some traits that remember a Port Wine. Jump to: navigation, search The Douro wine (or Vinho do Douro), from the same region of Port Wines, were bitter wines, but the relation between Portugal and England, had toke the English to enrich this wine with a kind of Portuguese Brandy known has aguardente for it to support a... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ...

The "Barca Velha" is a widely notable wine, and it is seen has, possibly, the best Portuguese wine, but it is also seen has one of the best wines of the world.

Dão Wine

Dão Wine is from the Região Demarcada do Dão, a region demarcated in 1908, but already in 1390 there were taken some measures to protect this wine. The Dão Wine is produced in a mountainous region with temperate climate, in the area of the Mondego and Dão Rivers in the north region of central Portugal. These mountains protect the castas from maritime and continental influences. Jump to: navigation, search Dão Wine (or Vinho do Dão) is from the Região Demarcada do Dão, a region demarcated in 1908, but already in 1390 there were taken some measures to protect this wine. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... Jump to: navigation, search The Rio Mondego (Mondego River) is the biggest river exclusively in Portuguese territory. ...

The Dão wines, both red and white have fruitful flavour. Some of the used castas, such has the Touriga Nacional, are unique to the country and do not exist anywhere else. It has a minimum alcohol by volume of 11%. Many vintners consider these wines to be the best Portuguese table wines, the most notable are the "Grão Vasco" and the "Aliança". Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ... The term vintner is applied to wine merchants as well as winemakers. ...

• Red Castas: Alfrocheiro, Jean, Rufete, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga Nacional;
• White Castas: Bical, Cerceal Branco, Encruzado, and Malvasia-Fina.

Bairrada Wine

Bairrada Wine, is produced in the Região Demarcada da Bairrada. The name "Bairrada" is from "barros" (clay) and due to the clayey soils of the region. Although the region was classified in 1979, it is an ancient vineyard region. The vines grow exposed to the sun, favouring the further maturity of the grapes. The Baga casta is intensely used in the wines of the region. Jump to: navigation, search Bairrada Wine (or Vinho da Bairrada), is produced in the Região Demarcada da Bairrada. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ...

The Bairrada region produces table, white and red wines. Yet, it notable for its sparkling natural wine: the "Conde de Cantanhede" and "Marquês de Marialva" are the official brands for this wine. A glass of sparkling wine Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. ...

In Portugal, Bairrada Wine is especially notable to drink in restaurants along with a typical roasted piglet, the Leitão da Bairrada. Jump to: navigation, search Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...

Moscatel wines

Moscatel is a liqueurous wine from the Setúbal Peninsula. Although the region produces wines since the dawn of nationality, it is in 1797 that the wines of Setúbal become firstly mentioned. Since 1870, most of the Setúbal Moscatels are grown with special care. And the most known is "Moscatel Roxo", a wine that only becomes commercialized after aging 20 years in a cellar. The muscat family of grapes grow widely for wine, raisins and table grapes. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Coat of Arms Setúbal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172. ... A cellar is a storage room built below ground level (usually under a house), primarily for the storage of food and drink (especially wine) for use throughout the year. ...

There is another variety of Moscatel wine, the "Moscatel de Favaios", in the Região Demarcada do Douro, it is made from a different casta, and the "Galego" (white), while Moscatel Roxo is made upon a casta with the same name has the wine.

See also

• Category:Portuguese wines
• Cork (material)
• Portuguese Cork Association
• Beirão liqueur

Jump to: navigation, search A cork stopper for a wine bottle A Champagne cork Cork material is a subset of generic cork tissue, harvested for commercial use primarily from the Cork Oak tree, Quercus suber, with Portugal producing most cork worldwide. ... Associação Portuguesa da Cortiça is the Portuguese Cork Association, a consortium of cork growers and manufacturers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beirão is a Portuguese liqueur. ...

Links

• Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (in Portuguese)
• Dão Wines
  • C.V.R. do Dão (in Portuguese)
• Vinho Verde
  • C.V.R. dos Vinhos Verdes (in English)