The Anniversary Assembly of the Association of Portuguese Municipalities of Wine (AMPV) It was postponed for day 23 May, at the Transfronho Cultural Forum, in Alandroal. Concerned the flight difficulties by the delegation of the Azores.
According to a communication sent by AMPV to the Baixo Alentejo Intermunicipal Community (Cimbal) to which the Lidador Notícias had access “for difficulties of the delegation of the Azores to be in the Assembly for the vote of the European City of Wine 2026 we decided to change this assembly and dinner from the 18th anniversary of AMPV for the day 23 May in the same place in Alandroal at the Transfronho Cultural Forum ”.
AMPV members have to decide which of the three competing applications “wins” the title: Baixo Alentejo, Azores (seven municipalities) or Algarve (six municipalities), the low candidacy Alentejo covers the entire region, is promoted by the regional tourism entity (ERT) from Alentejo and Ribatejo and by Cimbal, with the support of 13 Chambers that integrate the body, exception made to the municipality of Odemira and has as ambassadors of the candidacy: The musician Buba Espinho, the president of the Portuguese Association of Winery, MARIA JOÃO DE ALMEIDA, and the humorist, stories, Writer and illustrator Jorge Serafim.
Cities that have already received the title of “European City of Wine”
2025 - Cariñena (Spain), 2024 - Alto Piemonte and Gran Monferrato (20 Italian municipalities), 2023 — Douro (Portugal), 2020-2022 - Aranda de Duero (Spain), 2019 - Sannio Falanghina (Italy), 2018 - Towers Vedras / Alenquer (Portugal), 2017 - Cambados (Spain), 2016 -Conegliano-Valdobbiadene (Italy), 2015 - Monsaraz Reguengos (Portugal), 2014 - Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), 2013 – Marsala (Italy) and 2012 - Palmela (Portugal),
Beja in 2010 and Vidigueira in 2013 were designated as “city of wine”, one promoted by AMPV, It aims to value wealth, the diversity and common characteristics of the territories associated with the culture of wine and all its influences in society, in the landscape, the economy, in gastronomy and heritage and presupposes the elaboration of an annual program of cultural actions, of forming wine formation and sensitization, with national visibility.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
