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The traditional rabelo boat, used to transport Port Wine from the Douro Valley to the cellars near the city of Porto.
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. Modern exports developed with trade to England after the Methuen Treaty in 1703. From this commerce a wide variety of wines started to be grown in Portugal. In 1758, one of the first wine-producing regions of the world, the Região Demarcada do Douro was created under the orientation of Marquis of Pombal, in the Douro Valley. Portugal has two wine-producing regions protected by UNESCO as World Heritage: the Douro Valley Wine Region (Douro Vinhateiro) and Pico Island Wine Region (Ilha do Pico Vinhateira). Portugal has a big variety of local kinds, producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality.[citation needed]
Portuguesewine was mostly introduced by the Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South...
Port wine (Portuguese: vinho do Porto, Portuguese: [ˈviɲu ðu ˈpoɾtu]; lit. 'wine of Porto'), or simply port, is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in...
The history of Portuguesewine has been influenced by Portugal's relative isolationism in the world's wine market, with the one notable exception of its...
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...
fortified wine, including port, sherry, madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatised wine vermouth. One reason for fortifying wine was to preserve...
Portuguesewine regions are grouped into three levels of classification. At the top are the Denominação de Origem Controlada (or DOCs) which are Quality...
Douro is a Portuguesewine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro...
oldest known book on Portuguese cuisine (Portuguese: Cozinha portuguesa), entitled Livro de Cozinha da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal, from the 16th century...
Alentejo (Vinho do Alentejo, Alentejo wines) is a Portuguesewine region from the Alentejo region. The entire region is entitled to use the Vinho Regional...
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...
dictionary. Azal may refer to: Azal Branco, a white Portuguesewine grape Azal Tinto, a red Portuguesewine grape Azal (Bible), a location mentioned in the...
Bairrada is a Portuguesewine region located in the Beira Litoral Province. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem...
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...
Viosinho is a white Portuguesewine grape variety that is grown primarily in northern Portugal where it attains high acidity levels. It is primarily found...
Tejo, until 2009 named Ribatejo, is a Portuguesewine region covering the same areas as the Ribatejo Province. It takes its name from the river Tejo (Tagus)...
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...
Vinho Verde (Portuguese: [ˈviɲu ˈveɾðɨ]) (literally 'green wine') refers to Portuguesewine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north...
Cava until the 1980s. Espumante (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃpuˈmɐ̃tɨ]) is the Portuguese version of a sparkling wine. Unlike Cava, which is produced...
recalls a vinegary smell. Adamado Portuguese term for a medium-sweet wine Adega Portuguesewine term for a winery or wine cellar. Almacenista Spanish term...
or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain...
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