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O Nectar dos Deuses

The Nectar of the Gods

O Nectar dos Deuses

The Nectar of the Gods

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  • 00:00:03Desde os tempos longínquos dos gregos e romanos Since the distant times of the Greeks and Romans
  • 00:00:06que o vinho é conhecido como o “néctar dos Deuses”. wine has been known as the "nectar of the gods."
  • 00:00:10Em Portugal, os vestígios vinícolas mais antigos In Portugal, the oldest vestiges of vineyards
  • 00:00:13remontam ao período da ocupação romana, date back to the period of the Roman occupation,
  • 00:00:16sendo possível encontrar marcas do consumo dessa bebida where it is possible to find signs of the consumption of [the] drink
  • 00:00:20nos sítios arqueológicos da época. in the archaeological sites of the time.
  • 00:00:23Por todo o país, é possível encontrar várias regiões demarcadas, Throughout the country, it's possible to find several demarcated regions,
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CultivadoCultivated, grown descenderto descend DeusesGods encerrarto close, wrap up, conclude encontrarto find, come across, meet o espumantesparkling wine esquecerto forget GregosGreeks a ilhaisland LongínquosDistant, ancient, remote maduromature sing. masc. MargensBanks, shores, margins MoscatelMuscatel a naturezanature PrincipalmenteMainly, especially a refeiçãomeal a regiãoregion o rioriver RomanosRomans saborearto taste SocalcoTerrace os vestígiosTraces, vestiges, ruins, remains o vinhowine vinícolawine-producing a épocaera, season, period of time
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vinho do PortoPort wine remontar aTo date back to Ao longo deAlong, Over the course of, Throughout Regiões demarcadasDemarcated regions Abrir o apetiteWhet the appetite Por todo o paísAll over the country, Throughout the country Por últimoFinally, lastly
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