Minho

Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region.

Minho Region

The Minho region separates the two countries for about 80 km. The valley is a lush, green agricultural area where every square metre of land is used to produce corn, potatoes, cabbage, or just grass, depending on the time of year, and everywhere edging the fields, rivers and gardens, wherever there is space, the vines which produce the light, slightly sparkling Vinho Verde ("green wine") peculiar to this area. The very best of these, Alvarinho, is produced in the area around Monção and Melgaço.

Related Topics:
Alvarinho - Monção - Melgaço

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