Portugal

Today Portugal is one of the foremost wine producers in the world and wine exports contribute immensely to the country’s economic growth. In fact, two of the foremost wine producing regions of the country; the Douro Valley and the Pico Island, have been regarded as world heritage sites by the UNESCO. The Douro valley also contains the world’s oldest appellation system.

Portugal has a long tradition in winemaking; in fact the history producing wine in this country comes from much earlier than the foundation of its Nationality. Portuguese wine comes from vineyards that are planted from the northern to the southern Portuguese regions. Although Portugal is a small country, it has a great variety of soils and climate as well as Portuguese wine varietals allowing a great diversity of wines.