Decree-Law 48/2023 - "The Baptist Decree" - amended the Statute of the Douro Demarcated Region - DDR. Douro Demarcated Region- DDR.

Prior to the entry into force of this decree, the regime was that vineyard irrigation could only be carried out in extreme situations of water deficit, as such recognized by the IVDP - Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, I.P. Now, with the entry into force of the "Baptista Decree", irrigation is allowed in situations of water deficit that may cause imbalances in the composition and quality of the grape and jeopardize normal physiological development and the winegrower must inform the IVDP in its reserved area on the Portal.

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