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ortuguese wine is part of the ancient traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans.
It started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire. Modern exports developed with trade to England after a treaty in 1703.

Portugal has the oldest appellation system in the world, the Douro Valley. This region and Vinho Verde region, in the Northwest produces some of the world's finest, unique and highest value-added wines. Alentejo and Dão regions produces fruitful flavour wines, suitable for a casual wine drinker.

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 large variety of native breeds (about 500), producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality. The Oxford Companion to Wine describes the country as having "a treasure trove of indigenous grape varieties." 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). The country is considered a traditional wine grower with 8% of its continental land dedicated to vineyards. Only the highest mountain peaks are unable to support viticulture. Portugal produces some of the world's best wines, as reflected in its success in international competitions.

The type of grapes (castas) is as important as the type of soil and climate, creating the different Portuguese wine breeds, the Castas - grape varieties.
It produces distinctive wines from the Northern regions to Madeira Islands, passing by the Algarve and the Azores.

The particular breed of wines makes Portugal a country with distinctive personality in terms of wine growing. But this distinctiveness brings more difficulties than advantages, due that it would be easier to produce international wine varieties.



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Azul Portugal Porto Ruby Azul Portugal Porto Ruby

Type: Port Wine

Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and crushed followed by innoculation of selected yeasts; alcoholic fermentation for a minimum of 8 days; malolactic fermentation development under controlled temperature

 
Azul Portugal Porto Tawny Azul Portugal Porto Tawny

Type: Port Wine

Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and crushed followed by innoculation of selected yeasts; alcoholic fermentation for a minimum of 8 days; malolactic fermentation development under controlled temperature

Azul Portugal Porto White Azul Portugal Porto White

Type: Port Wine

Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and crushed followed by innoculation of selected yeasts; alcoholic fermentation for a minimum of 8 days; malolactic fermentation development under controlled temperature

 
Água Alta Porto 10 Years Old (Sold Out) Água Alta Porto 10 Years Old (Sold Out)

Type: Port Wine

Producer: Vieira de Sousa

Vinification: Harvesting in small boxes of 20 Kg and selection of grapes before going to the “lagares”. Foot treading and fermentation in lagares. Following fortification with grape brandy, the wine ages for many years in casks and in old oak vats (tonéis)

Água Alta Porto 20 Years Old Água Alta Porto 20 Years Old

Type: Port Wine

Producer: Vieira de Sousa

Vinification: Vinified in lagares, ageing is carried out in tons for a period of 20 years in the family warehouses. Following ageing the various wines are put together so as to obtain a richer and complex final "blend"

 
Água Alta Porto Reserva Água Alta Porto Reserva

Type: Port Wine

Producer: Vieira de Sousa

Vinification: The grapes were hand picked, crushed and fermented in granite “lagares”, for several days with skin contact. At the right moment brandy is added

Azul Portugal Porto Tawny 10 Years Old Azul Portugal Porto Tawny 10 Years Old

Type: Port Wine

Producer: Vieira de Sousa

Vinification: Harvesting in small boxes of 20 Kg and selection of grapes before going to the “lagares”. Foot treading and fermentation in lagares. Following fortification with grape brandy, the wine ages for many years in casks and in old oak vats (tonéis)

 
Água Alta Porto Vintage Água Alta Porto Vintage

Type: Port Wine

Year: 2016

Producer: Vieira de Sousa

Vinification: Harvesting in small boxes of 20 Kg and selection of grapes before they were stalked and an alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel vats, for several days in contact with the skin. Then the brandy was added, marrying perfectly with the must






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