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Port wine. According to the Method of Punctuation of the Plots of Land of Vineyards of the Region of Douro (decree nº 413/2001), there were 30 recommended and 82 permitted grape varieties in Port wine production. The quality and characteristics of each grape varies with the classification of grape varieties making a distinction between "Very ...
Port wine (22 P) R. Wine regions of Portugal (62 P) W. Wineries of Portugal (9 P) Pages in category "Portuguese wine" The following 19 pages are in this category, out ...
Producers of port wine are often called "shippers". In the early history of the port wine trade, many of the most powerful shipping families were British (English and Scottish) and Irish; this history can still be seen in the names of many of the most famous port wines, such as Dow’s Graham's, Sandeman, Churchill's, Cockburn's and Taylor’s ...
A major step in mapping and conserving Portugal's unique grape profile was the establishment in 1988 of the Coleção Ampelográfica Nacional (National Ampelographic Collection or CAN), [38] [39] a germplasm bank containing as many of the country's unique native varieties as have been found so far along with those varieties that have been introduced from elsewhere.
Today Fonseca produces a wide variety of Port styles with their aged tawnies, vintage Ports and "super ruby" brand Bin 27 being the best known internationally. [6] While Fonseca wines are found throughout the globe, the United States is the single largest market for Fonseca's vintage Port—with more of this wine being exported to the US than ...
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The final group are the Vinho Regional (VRs), which are table wines with a geographical indication under EU regulations. VRs each cover a larger area and are similar to the French Vin de pays at regional/departmental level. [1] [2] The early 2000s has seen many changes in the classification and naming of Portuguese wine regions.
Portuguese products with protected designation of origin (51 P) Pages in category "Portuguese brands" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total.