{{Short description|Portuguese wine region in the town of Chaves}} right|thumb|Chaves '''Chaves''' is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Chaves in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. The region was initially a separate ''Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2006, it became one of three subregions of the Trás-os-Montes DOC, which has the higher ''Denominação de Origem Controlada'' (DOC) status. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Trás-os-Montes, as Trás-os-Montes-Chaves.<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2009:187:0001:0066:EN:PDF Official Journal of the European Union C 187/1, 8.8.2009: List of quality wines produced in specified regions] (reflects situation as of July 31, 2009)</ref>
Located along the Tamega river, the region produces light bodied wines that are similar in style to wines produces in the Douro DOC.<ref name="Sotheby pg 331">T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 331 Dorling Kindersley 2005 {{ISBN|0-7566-1324-8}}</ref>
==Grapes== The main grapes of the Chaves region include Bastardo, Boal, Codega, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Tinta Carvalha and Tinta Amarela.<ref name="Sotheby pg 331"/>
==See also== *List of Portuguese wine regions
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Category:Wine regions of Portugal Category:Chaves, Portugal