Vinho Verde Region has:

- The soils are mostly granitic, have high acidity and low level of phosphorus, not very fertile.

- The climate of the region is mild due to the influence of the sea breeze. The precipitation levels are high so the atmospheric humidity level is relatively high.

There are also many old-fashioned vineyards, the hanged vineyard or the grapevine: the vines are planted by a tree and grow on the branches of the support tree. However, most new vineyards opt for modern methods of vineyard management.

The most commonly used white varieties in the region are the Alvarinho, Loureiro, Trajadura, Avesso, Arinto (designated by Pedernã in this region) and Azal.

The red wine produced in this region is not liked by most people, it is very acidic and has a fairly charged red color. It is elaborated from castes like Vinhão, Borraçal, Brancelho, among others, being appreciated to accompany the typical gastronomy of the region. They are also the oldest people who by belief or wisdom, drink red wine to lower diabetes.

White green wine is typically acidic, light, low alcohol, citrus or straw color and has excellent digestive properties. It is called green wine not by the typically green landscape but by the grapes that are harvested still green.

Derived from medium sugar rich but acid rich, low pH musts with sufficient nitrogen content, fermentations are easy and complete. As a defect one can point out precisely the ease and speed with which the fermentative work takes place,

which causes an abrupt increase in temperature which, especially in white wines, must be mastered in order to obtain maximum quality.

It is curious to know that the Portuguese wine legislation of 1946 divided the national wines, precisely between "green" and "mature", because the grapes are still picked green or ripe.

The region was delimited at the beginning of the 20th century and currently the Denomination of Origin is divided into nine sub-regions: Monção, Lima, Basto, Cávado, Ave, Amarante, Baião, Sousa and Paiva. Each one produces distinct forms of Vinho Verde, being notorious the differences between the wines produced in the north or the south of the region. For example, Alvarinho de Monção is a dry white wine and quite full-bodied, while the Loureiro of the Lima valley is softer and more fragrant.

The history of green wines does not begin here ... From the twelfth century there are already many references to the culture of the vineyard whose increase started from the initiative of the religious corporations along with the decisive contribution of the Crown.

The viticulture will have remained without great expression until the XII-XIII centuries, when the wine
has definitely entered the habits of the people of Entre-Douro-e-Minho. Demographic and economic expansion itself, the intensification of the commodification of agriculture and the increasing circulation of money, have made wine an important and indispensable source of income.

Although its export was still very limited, history reveals, however,
the first Portuguese wines known in the European markets (England, Flanders and Germany), mainly in the region of Monção and Ribeira de Lima.

Guidance for the quality and regulation of the production and trade of 'Vinho Verde' would emerge at the beginning of the 20th century.

However, the text of the 1908 Charter is only regulated in the year 1926
Decree No. 12.866, which established the rules governing the production and trade of 'Vinho Verde', establishing the specific status of the 'Demarcated Region', defining its geographical boundaries, characterizing its wines, and creating the 'Wine Commission'. Viticulture of the Green Wine Region »instituted to put it into effect. Subsequently, in 1929, this regulation would be readjusted through Decree No. 16,684.

A motive of great significance at the global level was the acceptance of the claim report
of the Appellation of Origin 'Vinho Verde', submitted to the OIV - Office International de la Vigne et du Vin -, in Paris (1949), and subsequently the recognition of the international registration of this Denomination of Origin by WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization, in Geneva (1973).

The recognition of the designation of origin has thus conferred, in the light of international law, the exclusive use of the designation 'Vinho Verde' for a wine with unique characteristics, due mainly to the geographical environment, taking into account the natural and human factors that are your origin.

The green wines produce excellent spirits, wine and grapefruit.
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