Douro, Portugal has been designated as the European City of Wine for 2023
The Douro Valley is the world’s oldest delimited wine area and a UNESCO world heritage site. It is also well-known for the fortified wines that are produced there.
Douro Intermunicipal Community (CIM Douro), a local administrative body in the area, has stated that it has “dozens of activities” planned throughout the year “to exhibit the Douro to Europe.” The region was selected European City of Wine 2023 in June of the previous year.
In a statement released by CIM Douro, the organization said, “With this recognition as European City of Wine 2023, the Douro cherishes the genuine aspiration for the area to be a significant contributor to national exports, to make wine and vineyards a concrete and real lever for the growth of its economy and the prosperity of people who live and work here.”
CIM Douro was launched in 2009 and comprises the municipalities of Alijó, Armamar, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Lamego, Mesão Frio, Moimenta da Beira, Murca, Penedono, Peso da Régua, Sabrosa, Santa Marta de Penaguião, São João da Pesqueira, Sernancelhe, Tabuaco, Tarouca, Torre de Moncorvo, Vila Nova de Foz Coa and Vila Real.
The administrative group referred to the new honor as a “opportunity to promote wine tourism, culture and heritage and to be able to welcome tourists with respect and graciously, stressing wine as a strategic element and essence of our economic activity.” The phrase was used to emphasize the significance of wine as both a strategic component and the core of the business that was being conducted.
On February 4 at nine o’clock in the evening, the presentation event commemorating the region as the European City of Wine is scheduled to take place at the Multiusos de Lamego.
