Lagos joins the Association of Portuguese Wine Municipalities

Lagos will join the Association of Portuguese Wine Municipalities, announced the Town Hall of this Algarve city.

"Valuing wine production in lacobrigense, increasing the spirit of association and networking in the sector and promoting the economy around wine, establishing partnerships between different economic sectors, especially tourism, are the purposes of the decision," explains the Chamber of Commerce. Lagos.

In the debate that preceded the deliberation, Maria Joaquina Matos, president of the municipality, recalled the added value of twinning with Torres Vedras, the European Wine City, noting that although in Lagos there are not so many producers as in that municipality, and cooperation can be an aid.

The presentation of the adhesion proposal was consolidated after a meeting with the wine producers located in the municipality of Lagos and registered with the Wine Commission of the Algarve with wines of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Denomination of Controlled Origin (DO).

"This meeting showed the interest of the producers present in participating actively in the actions to be developed, and there was a mutual commitment to organize a wine tasting, as well as other initiatives that contribute to the appreciation of wine produced in Lagos, namely actions of awareness among distributors, "says the Lagos Chamber.

The Associação Municípios Portugueses do Vinho currently has 79 associated municipalities, including three in the Algarve (Albufeira, Lagoa and Silves), which is now joined by the Municipality of Lagos.

Under the terms of the association's bylaws, the membership decision will be sent to the Municipal Assembly.