Portuguese wine order to protect its superior wines from inferior ones. The quality and great variety of wines in Portugal are due to noble castas, microclimates, soils and proper technology. Official designations: Vinho Verde: This region is mainly in the Minho province and is in the extreme north-west of Portugal. There are six areas : Vinho Verde derived its name from the fact that the grapes used are 'green' meaning slightly under-ripe. Vinho Verde wines are now largely exported, and are the most exported Portuguese wines after the Port Wine. The most popular variety in Portugal and abroad are the white wines,
Mulled wine juices (often blackcurrant) or by boiling the "glögg" to evaporate the alcohol. "Glögg" is similar in taste to modern Wassail or mulled cider. In Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia, "kuhano vino"/"kuvano vino"/"кувано вино" ("cooked wine"), is made from red or white wine and various combinations of nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest, often served with slices of orange or lemon. In the south and southeast of Brazil, where a large amount of European descendants live, it is called "vinho quente". It is typically made with red wine, cinnamon sticks and cloves. It is served as part