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Portugal's Wine Trade: Port and the Treaty of Methuen
Portugal's empire wasn't built on spices and gold alone. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the unlikely engine of Portuguese prosperity in the 18th century: wine. From the terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley to the signing of the Treaty of Methuen in 1703, discover how a sweet, fortified red wine known as Port became a global commodity, forged an alliance with England, and survived war, fraud, and a devastating earthquake. We trace the rise of the wine trade, the Marquês de Pombal's pioneering efforts to regulate quality and demarcate the Douro Wine Region—one of the…
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