--

About Winery and Wines

Since 1988, on the high slopes of the Alto Douro where the breezes blow too cold for the culture of port wine and the granite soils give to the wines an unmistakable, unique aroma—you will find Vertice. Fruit of the ingenious alliance between the classical tradition of natural sparkling wines (la metode Champenoise) and the oldest demarcated wine region in the world, VERTICE is the celebration of quality, perfect for pairing with a refined meal or enjoying on its own. VERTICE is perfect as an aperitif, during a meal or to accompany a dessert and is best enjoyed at an appropriate temperature of 7-9 °C. Whether it’s opening a bottle socially with friends, or with your better half, the possibilities are endless. However, whenever you open a bottle of bubbly, magic happens.

Surrounded by the Transmontanas mountains and the borders of the Douro Valley, the climate is hot and dry. The West is sheltered from the damp winds by the granite hills of Marão and Montemuro. The vineyards grown in granite and schist lands are subject to very hot and dry summers and harsh and long winters with lots of frost and snow. They are unique wines born of this odd combination of soil, climate and man's work. The Douro region is located in the northeast of Portugal, surrounded by the mountains of Marão and Montemuro. The wine-growing area occupies about 40,000 hectares, despite the region extends over approximately 250,000 hectares. The vineyards come from the top of the deep valleys to the river and create a magnificent landscape recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2001. The wonderful scenery is combined with the excellence of the wines produced in the three sub-regions of Douro: Lower Corgo in the west, Cima Corgo in the centre and Douro Superior in the east. In each sub-region there is a slight climate change due to altitude and sun exposure in the deep valleys. In general, the climate is rather dry and the mountains offer the vineyards protection from the winds. In the Lower Corgo the air is moist and cool, it still receives some Atlantic influence. Furthermore, the rainfall is higher, helping to fertilize the soil and increase production.