Vinho Verde decree of October 1 of the same year. The regulations controlling production were largely set in 1926, with recognition as a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) in 1984. The AOC is overseen by the "Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos Vinhos Verdes" ("Wine Commission of the Vinho Verde Region"). Currently, nearly 21,000 hectares of vineyards are planted, making up 9% of the total in Portugal. There are around 19,000 producers, down from 72,590 in 1981. Around 600 bottlers in the region produce 85 million liters of wine each year. 86% of the wine from Vinho Verde is white. The Vinho
Ellis Verdi manager for PepsiCo working on the different diet brands and Mountain Dew accounts. In 1984, Verdi became vice president of account management for the Grey Group where he stayed for four years before founding DeVito/Verdi in 1988. In 1988 the origin of the DeVito/Verdi agency was opened as Follis & Verdi by Ellis Verdi and John Follis, partner and creative director. In 1991, DeVito joined the firm as a second partner and creative director and the name becomes Follis/DeVito/Verdi. In the fall of 1991, Verdi came under criticism for running a print ad for a discount clothier named Daffy's that