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Why Portugal Has More Native Grape Varieties Than Almost Any Other Wine Country

Portugal Has More Native Grape Varieties

A few years ago, while visiting the Bairrada region, I was shown an old vine growing on an abandoned property that had once belonged to a distant relative of the family. The owner had passed away years earlier, and nobody seemed entirely sure how old the vine was. What I remember most are the grapes. […]