On volcanic Pico in the Azores, a 987-hectare UNESCO World Heritage vineyard landscape preserves a cultivation system that was once much more widespread. Viticulture there dates to the fifteenth century. Long stone walls follow the rocky shore, enclosing small plots called currais and protecting them from wind and seawater. Arinto dos Açores, Verdelho and Terrantez do Pico are white grape varieties grown here. Wines from Biscoitos and Graciosa, both protected designations of origin, can have pronounced acidity, moderate alcohol and salty or mineral notes.
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Explore the wine-growing areas of Azores.
- 01BiscoitosNo producers listed yetBiscoitos is a wine area in Portugal's Azores. PDO wines from the area are fresh and moderately alcoholic, with pronounced acidity, mineral and salty notes.
- 02GraciosaNo producers listed yetGraciosa is a wine area in the Azores. Its PDO wines are fresh, moderately alcoholic and pronouncedly acidic, with mineral and salty notes.
- 03PicoNo producers listed yetPico is a wine area in the Azores where a historic network of long stone walls runs beside the rocky shore. The walls protect small vineyard plots from wind and seawater.