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<\/p>\nThe Brejoeira Palace is undoubtedly one of the grandest and most impressive in the region. Built at the beginning of the 19th century in neoclassical style, it is part of a vast walled estate surrounded by large English-inspired gardens, 18 hectares of vineyards and 8 hectares of woodland.<\/p>\n
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Although many illustrious names are associated with the palace's history, it is Dona Herm\u00ednia Paes who emanates its most striking symbolic force. Born in 1918 and deceased in 2015, it was she who profoundly reorganised the property and gave it a new vision.
\nHis decision to invest in planting the Alvarinho grape variety transformed not only Brejoeira, but also the very perception of wine in the region.<\/p>\n
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Until this change, the wine produced was mainly for family consumption or sold in bulk to small local grocers. At the time, the traditional grape varieties Brancelho (or Alvarelh\u00e3o), Pedral and Vinh\u00e3o dominated.
\nWith the introduction of Alvarinho, Brejoeira wine gained its own identity, recognised quality and commercial projection, raising the name of the palace and contributing to the prestige of Mon\u00e7\u00e3o and Melga\u00e7o as a wine-growing territory.<\/p>\n
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For these reasons - and many others - the Pal\u00e1cio da Brejoeira, classified as a National Monument, is an unmissable place of discovery, where architecture, landscape, memory and wine culture intertwine in an exemplary way.
\nMore than visiting a palace, it's about understanding a process: how a woman's vision, inscribed in a concrete territory, helped shape the destiny of Alvarinho and the cultural continuity of the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arquitectura, jardim e paisagem produtiva O Pal\u00e1cio da Brejoeira \u00e9, sem d\u00favida, um dos mais grandiosos e impressionantes da regi\u00e3o. Constru\u00eddo no in\u00edcio do s\u00e9culo XIX em estilo neocl\u00e1ssico, integra-se numa vasta propriedade murada, rodeada por amplos jardins de inspira\u00e7\u00e3o inglesa, 18 hectares de vinha e 8 hectares de bosque. Um lugar moldado pelo tempo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":62926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog_pessoas_e_memoria","category-territorios_habitados"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n