Mulled wine Poland, "grzane wino " ("heated wine"), or "grzaniec" in highlander dialect, is very similar to the Czech variant, especially in the southern regions. There is also a similar method for preparing mulled beer or "grzane piwo" which is popular with Belgian beers because of the sweet flavor of that particular type of beer, which uses the same spices as mulled wine and is heated. In Portugal, mainly in the Douro and Minho Provinces it is called "vinho quente" and made with Madeira wine and Port wine, in the Porto region Porto Quente is more popular. In Romania, it is called
Portuguese wine due to religion the Arabs reduced wine production. During this period, some new varieties were added to the ancient ones, from Burgundy came the French varieties. And during the period of discoveries, Henry the Navigator brought to the newly discovered island of Madeira the Moscatel and Malvasia from the Greek Island of Crete. In the Reign of King Carlos, the "Região Demarcada do Vinho Verde" and the "Região Demarcada do Dão" among Colares, Carcavelos, Setúbal, and Madeira were created. In 1979, Bairrada was added and in 1980 the Algarve region (Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão, and Tavira) was finally demarcated. In 1998,