Açores is a Portuguese wine

Portuguese wine

Portuguese wine is the result of traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations, such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans. Portugal started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire. Modern exports developed with trade to England after the...

 region situated on the Azores

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

 islands. The region is classified as a Vinho Regional (VR), which corresponds to table wine

Table wine

Table wine is a wine term with two different meanings: a wine style; and a quality level within wine classification.In the United States, table wine primarily designates a wine style - ordinary wine which is neither fortified nor sparkling....

s with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations

European Union wine regulations

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, similar to a French vin de pays

Vin de pays

Vin de pays is a French term meaning "country wine". Vins de pays are a step in the French wine classification which is above the table wine classification, but below the VDQS and Appellation d'origine contrôlée classifications...

region.

IPR regions

Within the Açores VR there are also three smaller regions, each on a separate island of the Azores, that have the higher Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada (IPR) classification:

• Biscoitos IPR
  Biscoitos IPR
  Biscoitos is a Portuguese wine region located on the Terceira island of the Azores. The region has the second tier Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada classification and maybe some day promoted to Denominação de Origem Controlada...
  
  
• Graciosa IPR
  Graciosa IPR
  Graciosa is a Portuguese wine region centered around the island of Graciosa in the Azores. The region has the second tier Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada classification and may some day be promoted to Denominação de Origem Controlada...
  
  
• Pico IPR
  Pico IPR
  Pico is a Portuguese wine region located on Pico Island of the Azores. The region has the second tier Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada classification and maybe some day promoted to Denominação de Origem Controlada...