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Wine Museum, Pico Island
Visit the Museu do Vinho (Wine Museum) in the city of Madalena in Pico Island, in Azores.
Wine Museum, Pico Island
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The Museu do Vinho (Wine Museum) is hosted inside the facilities of a winery and an old Carmelite convent, nearby Madalena city centre, capital city of Pico Island in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal.
When you visit the main room of the building, you will relive the history of wine, from the introduction of the grape growing and the golden times of the Verdelho, exported to Brazil and Russia, to the ruined caused in 1852 by the powdery mildew and the phylloxera. Those great quality vines were substituted by the red American Isabella used to prepare the vinho do cheiro wine. It was in the 20th century when the Verdelho was completely recovered, producing Pico today the 80% of the Azores wine.
The museum also exhibits wineries, barrels and other objects related to the traditional wine and moonshine making. Furthermore, from a beautiful wooden belvedere you will see an hectare of the traditional vineyard.
In this land, the vine is cultivated over rocky lava beds, very rich in potassium and previously digged out. They have a soil layer for the vines to take roots; everything surrounded by walls to protect the plants from the winds, but at the same time to absorb the humidity and keep a constant temperature.
In the garden of the museum you will find several dragon trees, one of which is more than 400 years old.
More Information:
Location:
Rua Baleeiros, 13, Lajes do pico, Madalena, Ilha do Pico.
Opening Hours:
From Tuesdays to Fridays from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30.
Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 to 12:30.
Telephone:
(+351) 292 679 340
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