Yesteday, while I was in an event, which I’ll cover latter here in our blog, I was asked which of the Douro banks makes more wine, the north/right or the south/left. I don’t know the answer but I will do some research to find out. What is your felling? In one week I’ll post the correct answer.
Oscar
Note from Dec 20th 2010: the correct answer is right/north bank. Although the voting was divided, the north bank produces around 60% of the total wine made in the region. Figures in liters in this order – Port Wine (before fortification); still wine; total wine
Right/north bank:
Alijó 7,775,050; 8,204,283; 15,979,333
Peso da Régua 6,116,550; 4,078,944; 10,194,994
Santa Marta de Penaguião 4,760,170; 5,160,674; 9,920,844
Sabrosa 4,429,390; 3,259,759; 7,689,149
Vila Real 2,638,320; 2,706,929; 5,345,249
Murça 1,948,130; 2,392,897; 4,341,027
Carrazeda de Ansiães 2,439,010; 1,528,301; 3,967,311
Mesão Frio 1,599,510; 1,081,665; 2,681,175
Vila Flôr 1,520,716; 1,143,575; 2,664,291
Freixo de Espada à Cinta 1,499,100; 884,093; 2,383,193
Moncorvo 1,459,239; 668,655; 2,127,894
Alfândega da Fé 69,190; 23,330; 92,520
Mirandela 65,490; 10,826; 76,316
Total 36,319,865; 31,143,931; 67,463,796
Left/ south bank:
S. João da Pesqueira 9,180,126; 6,862,628; 16,042,754
Foz-Côa 5,644,328; 5,691,096; 11,335,424
Lamego 3,786,720; 2,740,209; 6,526,929
Tabuaço 2,866,330; 1,541,721; 4,408,051
Armamar 1,776,180; 1,607,096; 3,383,276
Mêda 1,151,780; 1,234,450; 2,386,230
Resende 90,080; 245,485; 335,565
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo 155,590; 29,818; 185,408
Total 24,651,134; 19,952,503; 44,603,637
