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Region Hierarchy |
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Climate(s) |
Moderate Maritime |
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Notes |
In the northwest with high annual rainfall requiring careful canopy management. Modern techniques have moved away from pergola trellising to spur-pruned VSP to create airflow.
"Vinhno Verde" -> Green Wine, meaning young and fresh. |
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Grape(s) |
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Color |
Grape |
Notes |
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White |
Albariño Grape |
Known as Alvarinho
Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant |
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White |
Arinto Grape |
Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant |
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White |
Loureiro Grape |
Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant |
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Wines(s) |
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Type |
Wine |
Notes |
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Still Red |
Other type of Still Red Wine |
Deeply colored and tannic |
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Still Rosé |
Other type of Still Rosé Wine |
Fresh, fruity |
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Still White |
Albariño Wine |
Known as Vinho Verde Alvarinho. Riper and more tropical fruit aromas.
Wine notes: Better young. Sometimes a bit of lees contact to add body and complexity. |
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Still White |
White Vinho Verde Wine |
Made from local white varieties include Loureiro and Arinto.
Wine notes: Pale lemon in color and low alcohol. Often with a spritz of carbon dioxide (pétillance) |
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