The importance of sub-regions
Meteorological and geographical connections begin with high rainfall (1200mm per year, concentrated between October and April) and a severe maritime influence, along with the thread running through that are Vinho Verdeâs rivers. Sub-regions are demarcated by the rivers and thus the micro climates are created. Amarante, Ave, Basto, Baião, Cávado, Monção E Melgaço, Sousa, Lima and Paiva; these are the nine sub-regions, each their own entity, defined, delineated and organized by geography, geology, exposition, varietal and terroir. While the generalization of Vinho Verde soils are mainly attributed to granite and low depth, sandy or Franco-sandy, there are more multifarious compositions but all lean towards wines of moderate to especially high acidity, especially when the tenets of poorly phosphorous and of low fertility are involved. Vinho Verdeâs salinity and minerality is mainly derived from its granitic soils. In the sub-region