Vinho Sentence Examples

The Paiz do Vinho, on the Douro, and the Tagus near Abrantes, with their terraced bush-vines grown up the steep banks of the rivers, are often compared with the Rhine and the Elbe.

The most important internal waterways are the lower Tagus and the Douro between Oporto and the Paiz do Vinho.

On its way through Portugal the Douro traverses the Paiz do Vinho, one of the richest wine-producing territories in the world; large quantities of wine are conveyed to Oporto in sailing boats.

Every district has its vineyards, the finest of which are in the Paiz do Vinho (see Oporto and Wine).