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Annual grape production in the Azores reached 1,048 tonnes in 2025, a record for the last 20 years, the Government of the Azores announced this Monday. Pico, a unique wine-growing landscape classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004, is the leading island with a staggering 92% of the archipelago's total production.
Winegrowers attribute the drop to adverse weather conditions.
In a year when the volume of wine fell, two small regions increased their production: the Azores and Beira Interior.
Home News Portugal wine production down 14% Portugal wine production down 14% Wine production in Portugal fell by 14% in the 2025/2026 season, to 5. 9 million hectolitres, according to data from the Institute of Vine and Wine ( IVV).
