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Vinho Regional

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Vinho Regional is a Portuguese appellation system based on the geographic area of production, less strict than the official DOC and IPR systems. It is similar to Vin de Pays in France, or Vino de la Tierra in Spain.

Vinho Regional appellations typically cover the territory of an entire winegrowing region of Portugal. Even if their criterias are less strict than DOCs and IPRs, Vinho Regional wines can reach a similar level of quality.

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Appellation systems used in the world, by order of theorical quality level:

United States

American Viticultural Area (official)

State Appellation (official)

County Appellation (official)

France

AOC (official)

(AO)VDQS (official)

Vin de Pays (official)

Vin de Table

Vin de Cépage

Italy

DOC (official)

DOCG (official)

IGT (official)

Vino Tipico

Vino de Tavola

Vino de Tavola con Indicazione Géografica

Spain

DO (official)

DO de Pago (official)

VCPRD (official)

DOCa / DOQ (official)

VdlT (official)

Vino de Mesa

Portugal

DOC (official)

IPR (official)

Vinho Regional (official)

Vinho de Mesa

Germany

QmP (official)

QbA (official)

Landwein (official)

Tafelwein

Australia

Geographical Indication (official)

South Africa

Wine of Origin (official)