Sparkling wine made in the traditional champagne (indicating the year of harvest) and stamped with the VEQPRD (Vinho Espumante de Qualidade Produzido em Região Determinada) certification. VFQPRD is a regional sparkling wine made in the traditional champagne, charmat or transfer method in one of the following determined regions: Douro, Ribatejo, Minho, Alentejo or Estremadura. VQPRD is a sparkling wine that can be made by injecting the wine with gas in the traditional champagne, charmat, transfer method anywhere in Portugal. Espumoso is the cheapest and lowest level of sparkling wine, made by injecting the wine with CO2. Top-quality Espumantes can be found in
Ellis Verdi Ellis Verdi Ellis Verdi (born December 11, 1955) is an American marketing and advertising executive based in New York City, New York. He is the founder, along with Sal DeVito of the DeVito/Verdi advertising agency. Verdi was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and grew up in Switzerland and France until teenager and then moved back to New York and attended school in Manhattan. In 1978 Verdi started his career with C&W working on Procter & Gamble's Folgers coffee account. In 1980 he became a brand manager for American Home Products. In 1982 Verdi became a product