give

The geographical area of DO production "give", located in the center north of Portugal, in a mountainous enclave, is surrounded to the west by the peaks of Caramulo and Buçaco and to the north and east by the imposing mountains of Nave and Estrela, which constitute an important barrier to the humid masses of the coast and to the harsh continental winds.

This region, where vines predominate between 400-500 m elevations, however going up to 800 m, has granitic soils generally of low fertility, with schist outcrops to the south and west. It has a climate that, although temperate, is, however, quite cold and rainy in winter and often very dry and hot in summer.

A little north of this region, wines with the DO "Lafões".

The soils, of granitic origin with patches of Precambrian schist, are often humic and fertile. The region, however, presents some similarities with the Vinho Verde region, either by the type of management of the vines that are in the fields of culture to serve as borders, leaning against "uveiras", in trellises or branches, thus predominating the vine high, or because of the characteristics of white wine (low alcohol, rich in malic acid and very fruity) and red wine, with good aging capacity.