Leve (Lisboa)

Traditional term for wine

Summary

Term reserved for “Lisboa” PGI wine that has the minimum natural alcoholic strength required for the wine growing zone in question, an actual alcoholic strength maximum of 10% vol, a fixed acidity expressed in terms of tartaric acid, equal to, or higher than 4,5 g/l, a maximum pressure of 1 bar and the remaining analytical parameters being in agreement with the values defined for wine with geographical indication in general. [Portaria nº 426/2009, 23.4.2009]

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Portaria n.º 426/2009, 23.4.2009

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2021