"Volcano Wine in the Azores"
in National Geographic
É o titulo do artigo da National Geografic , na sua Rubrica intelligentTravel, que nos fala da vinha e do vinho do Pico.
"Soon after arriving in the Azores in the 1430s and digging into the rich volcanic soil, Portuguese settlers planted Verdelho wine grapes.
Six centuries on, travelers are increasingly exploring the vineyards of the Azores, especially Pico Island (the archipelago’s second largest) with a landscape so intricate and unusual UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site.
Five-foot-tall stone walls delineate grape plots (currais) roughly the size of tennis courts. “You drill a hole in the volcanic crust to plant the grapes,” explains Azores wine guru Joaquim Coutinho Costa. “We call it volcano wine.”"
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in National Geographic