Beira Interior is a

Portuguese wine Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the Romans (wine), Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South. In pre-Roman Gallaecia-Lusitania times, the native peoples only drank beer ...

Denominação de Origem Controlada The denominação de origem controlada (or DOC) is the system of protected designation of origin for fruit, wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products from Portugal. Wines Portuguese wine regions, as well as producers of several o ...

'' (DOC) located in central Portugal in the Beiras VR wine region. It was created in 2005 when three '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) regions were put together into one DOC.

Subregions

Beira Interior has three subregions, which may be indicated on wine labels together with the name Beira Interior.List of quality wines produced in specified regions in the European Union
(reflects situation as of July 31, 2009) The subregions, which correspond to the former IPRs, are: * Castelo Rodrigo * Cova da Beira * Pinhel

References

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