Beira Interior is a

Portuguese wine Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the 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 and were unfam ...

'' Denominação de Origem Controlada'' (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 Pinhel () is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of P ...

References

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