Encostas do
Lima
Vinho
Verde (Portugal)
The
Estate
Encostas
do Lima is produced at Adega Cooperativa de Ponte de
Lima, a beautiful small town with a Roman bridge and
medieval towers.
The
Vineyard
Vinho Verde country is located in
northeastern Portugal and is the largest demarcated
wine region in Portugal (61,750 acres in size).
The six official sub-regions are: Moncão
(Alvarinho country), Lima (our wine), Braza, Basto, Peņafiel
and Amarante. The
maximum yield is 5.45 tons/acre (80
hectoliters/hectare).
Soils are poor with an underlying granite base.
Grapes used in the production of Vinho Verde
are: Alvarinho, Rabigato, Loureiro, Batoca, Trajadura,
Avesso, Pederņa,
Azal.
The
Wines
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