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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 La Région Délimitée du Douro et le Vin de Porto — un terroir historique —

La Région Délimitée du Douro et le Vin de Porto — un terroir historique —

Abstract

La viticulture de la Région Délimitée du Douro, une des héritières de la viticulture ancestrale, traditionnellement empirique et de qualité, tout en intégrant la modernité et les outils contemporains, respecte et a toujours présent les principes sur lesquels elle s’est développé.

Commes les a très bien définit M.Champagnol :
1. La nécessité de réserver les meilleures terres pour les céréales destinés à la nourriture humaine ;
2. La production de moûts riches en sucre afin de contourner le problème de la mauvaise conservation des vins peu alcoolisés ;
3. Les petits récipients vinaires qui imposaient une vinification en petit volume, et qui ont permis d’établir des corrélations entre les parcelles et le vin,
sont quelques facteurs qui ont orienté cette viticulture vers un objectif de qualité.
Ce chemin de la qualité – qui conceme l’authenticité du vin et, Évidemment, la garantie donnée au consommateur, qui est le dernier juge de la qualité -, est un long chemin que l’on poursuit depuis presque 300 ans dans la Région Délimité du Douro.

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Publication date: March 25, 2022

Issue: Terroir 1996

Type: Poster

Authors

F. BIANCHI DE AGUIAR, A. LIMPO DE FARIA, J. DIAS

INSTITUTO DO VINHO DO PORTO
Rua Ferreira Borges. 4050 PORTO • PORTUGAL

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IVES Conference Series | Terroir 1996

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