Anadia

Anadia is a municipality in the Bairrada, in the Beira Litoral part of the Centro Region, between Águeda and Oliveira do Bairro to the north and Mealhada to the south. The Bairrada DOC is a small, narrow coastal wine region with a mild maritime climate, and about 2/3 of the national sparkling wine production takes place here, which has earned Anadia the nickname Capital do Espumante, the Sparkling Wine Capital. The region is known too for deep-coloured, tannic reds from the Baga grape and an emerging rosé. Its boundaries take in Anadia, Cantanhede, Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro. Viticulture here goes back at least to the 10th century.