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In the late 19th century. if it wasn't for my dad to continue this, we would not have pasada wine today. the pasada wine, like in the old days and starting 1460, it's definitely the most iconic wine of pico. that's the wine that used to go to popes and the emperors and kings — and the czars. and just run me through the mechanics of of how these grapes even thrive to begin with. each corral, which is these four stone walls that we have around us, this creates a micro perfect microclimate. and if you touch this rock, you can see that it's warm. this is really warm! you're going to have during ...

Homely that acts as a spot for social gatherings. so something i hadn't mentioned yet. this has been dubbed the impossible wine because of its very, very high alcohol content, all naturally achieved. wow, that's intense. walking around the island, it's easy to see its rich winemaking history. but there is the role of people. so, the wine barrels, they came along in the carts, along the rocks. then they rolled it all the way down into it. then they pick it and put it on the ships. and if you venture inland, you'll find miles of abandoned vineyards and crumbling lava walls. so we recovered 120 h...

Originally grown in? exactly, 15 years ago, pico's vineyards were a museum, an open air museum. and today, it's an industry. there's wine tourism coming to the island. so i think there's there's a whole new era forfor pico wines. ten years ago, this was all forest. nearly all the restored vineyards are now successfully bearing fruit. and lucky for me, they're harvesting. a little bit of adding to the... so this is a unique grape varietal in the world. only exists here. perfect. good. they look lovely. that's it. unlike fortunato's, the azores wine company's adega is modern, built to blend in w...

Next up, we're off to the azores where new wine routes are being developed across six of the nine major islands following a renaissance in the unique practice of growing grapes across lava fields. we sent cat moh to find out more. there it is. on a map, pico island is pretty much a dot in the middle of the atlantic ocean. formed 300,000 years ago, it's the youngest volcanic island in the azores archipelago. pico last erupted 300 years ago, and it explains why the land is so rugged. tourists come to hike its unique landscape alongside whale watching and dolphin spotting. but i'm here for its vo...

To continue this, we would not have pasada wine today. the pasada wine, like in the old days and starting 1460, it's definitely the most iconic wine of pico. that's the wine that used to go to popes and the emperors and kings — and the czars. and just run me through the mechanics of of how these grapes even thrive to begin with. each corral, which is these four stone walls that we have around us, this creates a micro perfect microclimate. and if you touch this rock, you can see that it's warm. this is really warm! you're going to have during the day the sun hitting the grapes, and then durin...