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Vr Tras-os-Montes

Removing hair from slaughtered pig, Tras Os Montes, Portugal

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In the northeast of Portugal, country wines are light whites in the vinho verde style as well as heavyweight whites and reds largely unseen outside their home region. The southern part includes the Douro valley. Wine from here may be labeled "Vinho Regional Tras-os-Montes/Terras Durienses"--a legal nicety for winemakers who are geographically in the Douro valley but make wines which, for one reason or another, don't qualify for the DOC Douro (perhaps because they're planting unauthorized grapes).

The area includes Chaves, Valpacos and Planalto-Mirandes IPRs.

Chaves IPR is in the northwest, by the River Tamega. Here, a grape called boal is grown, although there's some doubt as to whether it's the same boal that is grown in Madeira. Along with malvasia and gouveio it makes light whites in the vinho verde style. Chaves also makes some red from the Douro varieties, but quality is at an everyday level.

Valpacos IPR is on the upper reaches of the River Tua, roughly in the center of the terra fria. Producers in this area make light reds and pinks from a mix of Douro grapes, as well as a red sweet mistelle (fortified unfermented grape juice) called jeropiga.

Planalto-Mirandes IPR is on the border, where the River Douro comes in from Spain. This is a region of fairly heavyweight, bucolic reds and whites, again from mainly Douro varieties.


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