Previously valid denomination (VR) for a country wine in Portugal. It was replaced by IGP (Indicação Geográfica Protegida) with the EU wine market regulation valid from 2009. However, the designation may still be used as a "traditional indication" (not as a wine law indication). See also under quality system.
The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena