| Inaugurated
on December 25, 1995, the Wine Museum aimed to introduce
the development of brewing culture of wine to visitors.
The museum occupies an area of 1400 square meters with
a collection of more than 1115 brands of wine (756 commercial
wines and 359 collection wines), in which "Martle"
produced in 1815 is the earliest one.
Combining
culture, amusement and education into a complete entity,
the museum is divided into three main parts: the area
of the history of wine-making, the area of the collection
of wine and that of wine display. These sections systematically
introduces the brewery, the history of the growth of grape
and the tools and utensils used for brewery, presenting
to the visitor the modern and traditional tools connected
to the wine production.
Among
the newly brewed wine, about 50 varieties of them are
offered for tasting, which provides people a rare chance
to experience the famous wine.
There
is another group of exhibits of porcelain bricks decorated
with colored drawings belonging to the 18th century in
the museum, in which some are original and some are replica.
The drawings on the porcelain bricks concern grape wine
and vineyard.
In
addition, a set of mannequins was displayed with various
regional dresses of different regions of Portugal.
The
museum brings the visitor into contact with the development
of the wine brewery as well as the social, economical
and cultural importance of the wine in the Portuguese
tradition, daily life and celebration rituals.
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