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The large warehouses—like those in the town of VILA NOVA DE GAIA in northern Portugal—where PORT matures in wooden vats and barrels. The term was anglicized from the Portuguese word loja and is similar to the French CHAI and the Spanish BODEGA.
Related Links: Vila Nova de Gaia, port, chai, bodega
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