Beira Interior is a Portuguese wine

Portuguese wine

Portuguese wine is the result of traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations, such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans. Portugal started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire. Modern exports developed with trade to England after the...

 Denominação de Origem Controlada

Denominação de Origem Controlada

The Denominação de Origem Controlada is the system of protected designation of origin for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products from Portugal.-Wines:...

(DOC) located in central Portugal in the Beiras VR

Beiras VR

Beiras is a Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as its namesake region. The region is classified as a Vinho Regional , a designation similar to a French vin de pays region...

 wine region. It was created in 2005 when three Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada (IPR) regions were put together into one DOC.

Subregions

Beira Interior has three subregions, which may be indicated on wine labels together with the name Beira Interior. The subregions, which correspond to the former IPRs, are:

• Castelo Rodrigo
• Cova da Beira
• Pinhel