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In the Middle Ages, hospitals were spaces created in the spirit of helping others, designed to welcome and give “hospitality” to travelers and pilgrims, which contributed to the Quinta do Hospital becoming a “hospital/hospitable” support place to pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela.
The Demarcated Region of Vinhos Verdes area extends throughout the northwest of Portugal. In terms of geographical area, it is the largest Demarcated Region in Portugal, and one of the largest in Europe. In 1908, in order to defend the genuineness and quality of the wine from this region, the Monção and Melgaço sub-region was created when the Demarcated Region of Vinhos Verdes was defined (Law Letter of 1908 of 18 September), the wines of the Alvarinho variety being its worldwide renowned product. In this sub-region, granite soils predominate. However, in the northwest, there are large amounts of sediments (clay and pebbles), as well as the existence of a schist strip in the central part of the region. Another determining factor of Monção and Melgaço Terroir is the climate, conditioned by the existing terrain in the region. The fact that this region is cut to the south by the “Vale do Minho” mountain range, means that it does not suffer the typical Atlantic influence of the Vinhos Verdes Region. Together with the mountainous alignments of the Serra da Galiza to the north – which reach considerable proportions very close to the river Minho – it forms a mountainous belt responsible for the existence of a unique microclimate. This microclimate is characterized by being a temperate Atlantic type climate of continental influence, with cold and rainy winters and a hot and dry summer. The presence of a significant set of water surfaces (rio Minho and main tributaries) induces a regulation of temperatures, which makes the thermal amplitudes suitable for the production of the Alvarinho wine from Monção and Melgaço, a unique product in the world.
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