Portugal - Hard-working winegrowers of the Douro Valley | Worldwide Wine Civilizations

In a way they are both gold diggers and rock breakers… the winegrowers of the Douro are the only ones who have delved the secrets of Port wine, a symbol of Portugal throughout the world. For 2000 years, here and there along the more favorably exposed banks of this great river, men have laid out and planted vines on its steep, schist slopes. Portuguese winegrowers learned to live in this rocky, desert-like world and with the power of their arms they transformed it: the arid hillsides gave way to vast, pleasantly curving vineyards. We walk in the footsteps of Joao De Almeida, a vineyard owner from a long line of producers originating in the city of Porto. He will reveal the riches of this especial region and the deepest mysteries of the famous sweet wine.
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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Introduction
▷ 00:21 - Challenges of viniculture on the slopes of Douro valley
▷ 05:23 - "Lagares", a traditional vinification
▷ 06:44 - Researching the origins of port wine
▷ 11:18 - Storehouses of Vila Nova de Gaia
▷ 16:10 - Engravings from the Paleolithic period
▷ 21:15 - Preservation of traditions
▷ 25:19 - Credits

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The fruit of a long history, of a natural environment and of the labors of those for whom it is a passion, each vineyard tells the tale of a unique civilization. Worldwide Wine Civilizations is an exceptional documentary series devoted to exploring winemaking regions around the globe. In addition to delving into a region’s wine production, each episode will also explore local history, its architecture, art, science, techniques, and a host of other subjects. Worldwide Wine Civilizations will feature breathtaking 4k aerial cinematography of the world’s most picturesque winemaking regions. With each episode, the spectator will be plunged into the heart of a winemaking civilization in Europe, South America, North America, Asia, and Polynesia. This series will take viewers on a voyage through time and space, seeking out and discovering past and present civilizations, exploring their grandiose natural environments and their complex and multifaceted cultures.

Original title: Worldwide wine civilizations - The conquerors of Douro valley (Portugal)
Directed by Herlé Jouon

2016 © Licensed by GAD
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