Less Douro wine production predicted this year

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John F. Newman
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Less Douro wine production predicted this year

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I wonder what they mean by "barrel," since a Portuguese pipa is a lot different from a standard English barrel, which is different from the variety of French sizes. And even pipas vary from the Douro standard (550l ?) to the VndG standard (534l?).
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