Vinho Alvarinho
Vinho Verde () (literally 'green wine') refers to Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north of the country. The modern-day 'Vinho Verde' region, originally designated in 1908, includes the old Minho province plus adjacent areas to the south. In 1976, the old province was dissolved. Vinho Verde is not a grape variety, it is a DOC for the production of wine. The name means "green wine," but translates as "young wine", with wine being released three to six months after the grapes are harvested. They may be red, white, or rosé, and they are usually consumed soon after bottling. A Vinho Verde can also be a sparkling, a Late Harvest or even Brandy. In its early years of production, the slight effervesce of the wine came from malolactic fermentation taking place in the bottle. In winemaking this is usually considered a wine fault but Vinho Verde producers found that consumers liked the slightly fizzy nature. However, the wines had to be packa ...
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Loureira
Loureira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Vila Verde. The population in 2021 was 1106 in an area of 1.87 km². {{Infobox Portuguese subdivision, official_name=Loureira, image_shield=, coordinates={{coord, 41.630, -8.427, type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:50000, display=inline,title, region=Norte, district=Braga, area_total=1,87, population_total=1106, population_as_of=2021, website=, type=parish, municipality=Vila Verde Vila Verde () is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 46,446,

Espadeiro
Espadeiro is a red Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Minho region for making Vinho Verde. It is also grown across the border, in Galicia (Spain) where it is used to make light bodied wines.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 138 Abbeville Press 2003 Rather than being a single grape variety, there are several variants in the Espadeiro family of grapes, including Espadeiro tinto and Espadeiro Mole, with partially overlapping synonyms. See also *List of Portuguese wine grape varieties Portugal's history of viticulture and vinification covers many centuries and has included the use of an extensive number native varieties. In addition, through experimentation and field trials a number of new varieties have emerged and are now pla ... References Red wine grape varieties {{wine-grape-stub ...
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Melgaço Municipality, Portugal
Melgaço may refer to: * Melgaço, Portugal, a municipality in Portugal * Melgaço, Pará, a municipality in Pará, Brazil * Barão de Melgaço, a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil * Barão de Melgaço River The Barão de Melgaço River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Rondônia List of rivers in Rondônia (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented und ...

Monção
Monção () is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230, in an area of 211.31 km2. The current Mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12. Climate Monção has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: ''Csa'') with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers, although short, the dry season is dry enough to avoid being classified has a humid subtropical climate or an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo. Notable people * Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro (1846 in Pias, Monção – 1918) an army officer and politician; 10th Count of Pimenta de Castro * José Gomes Temporão (born 1951) a Brazilian public health physician and Minister of Health of Brazil, 2007 to 2010. * Fernando Vilar (born 1954 in Lara, Monção) a Uruguayan journalist and news anchor. Population Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 24 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Abedim * Anhões ...
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Semi-sparkling Wines
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While the phrase commonly refers to champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that term for products exclusively produced in the Champagne region of France. Sparkling wine is usually either white or rosé, but there are examples of red sparkling wines such as the Italian Brachetto, Bonarda and Lambrusco, and the Australian sparkling Shiraz. The sweetness of sparkling wine can range from very dry ''brut'' styles to sweeter ''doux'' varieties (French for 'hard' and 'soft', respectively).J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pp 656–660, Oxford University Press 2006 . The sparkling quality of these wines comes from its carbon dioxide content and may be the result of natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the traditional method, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved (as in the Charmat process), or as a result of simple c ...
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