The Romans were making wine in clay amphora pots across their Empire two thousand years ago, and in one small town in rural Portugal they’ve been making it the same way ever since. Vila de Frades – which means town of the friars – is now at the centre of a Roman-style wine revival. Known as “talha” (TAL-yer) in Portuguese, the wines are associated with regional male voice choirs and traditional food, but now a new generation is coming back to the countryside to turn family history into a modern industry as Alastair Leithead reports for BBC Radio 4's The Word Tonight and the BBC World Service.

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Portugal's Roman Winemaking

Alastair Leithead is the BBC's Africa Correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya. Ex-LA, ex-Asia, ex-Kabul.

Portugal's Roman Winemaking

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