Portugal - Cork Tales

Roots• Jul 29, 2026

Portugal's largest wine region bottles whites so young they still fizz. 1. At a Glance Vinho Verde is the big green northwest

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

A honeyed fortified Muscat aged on its own perfumed skins for months. 1. At a Glance The Setúbal Peninsula hangs just south of Lisbon

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

A fortified island wine that is deliberately heated and nearly impossible to kill. 1. At a Glance Madeira is a subtropical volcanic island in

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

Nine appellations ring the capital, one with ungrafted vines rooted in beach sand. 1. At a Glance The Lisboa region runs about 90 miles

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A river-plain bulk producer that renamed itself and rebuilt around quality. 1. At a Glance The Tejo region spreads across the plains of

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The world's first formally demarcated wine region, drawn with granite markers in 1756. 1. At a Glance The Douro Valley in northeastern

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A granite bowl ringed by mountains gave Portugal its flagship grape, Touriga Nacional. 1. At a Glance The Dão is a high granite plateau

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One stubborn grape and most of Portugal's sparkling wine come from these clay soils. 1. At a Glance Bairrada sits on Portugal&

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Vines ripen inside hand-stacked lava corrals on nine islands in the open Atlantic. 1. At a Glance Nine volcanic islands sit about 900

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