Vinho verde (DOC)

the south. In 1976, the old province was dissolved. Vinho Verde is not a grape variety, it is a DOC for the production of wine. The name means "green wine

designations Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Vinho Verde Alvarinho Espumante. Some former separate DOCs have been absorbed into larger DOCs: Borba DOC, a subregion

Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as the Vinho Verde DOC. The region is classified as a Vinho Regional (VR), a designation similar to a French

Portugal. Table Wines - Vinho de Mesa carries with it only the producer and the designation that it's from Portugal. Vinho Verde: This region is mainly

a Portuguese wine region, near Viseu, overlapping into the Dão and Vinho Verde DOCs. The region has the second tier Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada