Portugal

Espumante is the portuguese version of a sparkling wine. Quality Espumante is produced solely in

DOC Bairrada region. To qualify as a top quality (DOC) sparkling wine it must be made using the

traditional method of the secondary fermentation in the bottle and stamped with VEQPRD

certification. Each label must include: the name of the winery, grape variety, grape region,

year the wine made and quality the classification.

The only Portugese region of interest, for sparkling wines is:
  • Bairrada











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