CVR LISBOA

Vasco d’Avillez
President of the Board of Comissão Vitivinícola de Lisboa / Lisbon Wine Commission

The Wine Region of Lisboa

Lisboa wines need all the visibility they can get, which is why we spare no effort in finding occasions to introduce them to the consumers, in the knowledge that, whenever they are tasted, Lisboa wines gain new fans.

Until recently the region which now produces Lisboa wines was called Estremadura. Before that, almost twenty years ago, it was called Oeste. Neither of these names was a fortunate choice and Oeste became associated with a lack of quality, or bulk wine, sold in large quantities to markets that brought no added value to the product. Later Estremadura, a term with deep roots, never picked up speed and was easily mistaken for the eponymous Spanish province, which proved counterproductive.

The eventual addition of Colares, Carcavelos and Bucelas wines increased the variety and made it necessary to look for a common denominator, which was found in the term Lisboa. All these magnificent wines are produced in the vicinity of the Capital city, and have been described historically as being “wines of the Lisboa region”. Wellington famously offered King George III and the Prince Regent a gift of Carcavelos and Bucelas wines, which he called “Wines of Lisbon”. All these designations of origin are over 100 years old, proof of a steady course that has been maintained over the years.

With over 30,000 hectares of vines, this is one of the regions that makes a greater impact in terms of quality and variety of the wines it produces. Every year we certify about 20 million bottles, over half of which are exported to several European markets and others, such as Brazil, Canada and Angola. Exports are also picking up to China, including Hong Kong and Macau.

Recently we visited the Paula Rego museum in Cascais, also known as the Story House. During one of the inaugurations the artist, who only drinks sparkling wines, tasted and complimented a DOC Óbidos sparkling wine which we gave her, and which was a great success.

The Lisboa region is also represented by several Designations of Origin, such as Alenquer, Arruda, Torres Vedras, Lourinhã and Encostas d’Aire. The weather has not gotten in the way of any of the steps of production, and the 2011 wines are currently maturing. Soon the reds will be ready for tasting, and some of the whites have already hit the shelves.

There are many different varieties in this region, such as Touriga Nacional Trincadeira, Castelão, Alicante Bouschet, Sirah and many other reds. Among the whites the Arinto, Chardonnay, Fernão Pires and Rabo de Ovelha stand out.

We have many plans and programs to continue to improve and build on this rich heritage, so come pay us a visit!

Discover the list of producers in this region here.

里斯本葡萄酒酿造区

里斯本葡萄酒需要我们竭尽所能地让它们获得关注，所以，我们要持之以恒地寻找一切机会让它们更接近人群，以我们的经验，我们知道，当这些里斯本葡萄酒被品尝得越多，它们就越能征服新的爱好者。

几年前，今天包括酿造里斯本葡萄酒在内的地区曾被称作伊斯特拉马杜拉。在此之前，差不多二十年前，还被称作西部地区。这两个名字中的任何一个都没能够获得好运，“西部地区”这个名称在之后被认为是低品质葡萄酒的代名词，换言之，就是向市场大量贩卖的散装葡萄酒，没有任何附加值的产品。在葡萄牙，伊斯特拉马杜拉是一个很古老的名称，但从未和葡萄酒有过紧密联系，而且还很容易和西班牙的一个省的名字混淆，这也不是人们所乐见的。

最后，随着克雷拉斯地区葡萄酒、卡尔卡维露什地区葡萄酒和布赛拉斯地区葡萄酒的进入，随着折衷主义的增长，这个地区开始需要一个共同命名，这样就找到了里斯本这个词。实际上，所有这些美妙而历史悠久的葡萄酒都是在葡萄牙首都附近创立的，它们当中的许多被费雷拉•拉帕所评论、描绘，比如他说这些葡萄酒都是“里斯本的葡萄酒”。惠灵顿公爵则将他称为“里斯本葡萄酒”的卡尔卡维露什葡萄酒和布赛拉斯葡萄酒赠送给乔治三世和他的儿子，也就是摄政王子，后来还赠送给乔治四世。所有这些原产地命名都已经度过了它们的百岁生日，它们表明了葡萄酒的来源途径和未来方向，制定和维护的方向。

这个地区有三万公顷的葡萄园酿造葡萄酒，这个地区的葡萄酒是最杰出的葡萄酒之一，品质上乘、品种多样的葡萄酒从这里流向多个市场。我们确认，每年的销售量是近两千万瓶，其中超过一半用于向欧洲、美国、巴西、加拿大和安哥拉等市场出口，现在也开始向包括香港、澳门在内的中国市场出口。

最近，我们来到了位于卡斯卡伊斯的保拉•雷古（葡萄牙著名画家）博物馆，这个博物馆也叫历史之家。在这位画家的一个画展开幕式上，她只喝各种起泡酒，她品尝了我们赠送的一款非常成功的起泡酒，就是DOC（法定原产地控制）级的奥比多斯起泡酒，这位画家非常喜欢这款酒。

里斯本酒区继续酿造着许多原产地控制命名的葡萄酒，如阿兰盖尔，阿鲁达，杜勒斯•维德拉斯，罗莉安，德爱勒山梁等。这个地区的天气没有阻碍酿造活动，同时，2011年的葡萄酒正在成熟。不久我们就可以开始品尝这个年份的红葡萄酒了，因为这个年份的一些白葡萄酒已经上市了。

这个酒区所使用的葡萄品种很多：国产多丽嘉葡萄，特兰卡黛拉葡萄，卡斯特朗葡萄，紫北塞葡萄，西拉葡萄和其它红葡萄。白葡萄品种则有：阿灵多葡萄，霞多丽葡萄，费朗•皮勒斯葡萄，绵阳尾葡萄等。

我们有计划继续这项优化葡萄酒的工作。来我们这儿参观吧！