A clos (French 'enclosure'[1]) is a walled
vineyard.[2] Walled vineyards protected the grapes from
theft and may improve the
mesoclimate. They were often the vineyards of
Cistercian monasteries. The word is often used in the name of famous wines even when the wall no longer exists.
Pico,
Azores: Nearly all of the vineyards on the island of Pico are enclosed by stone walls, both for protection and as a way to re-use the large number of volcanic rocks that had to be shifted off the soil when vines were first planted.[4]
A clos (French 'enclosure'[1]) is a walled
vineyard.[2] Walled vineyards protected the grapes from
theft and may improve the
mesoclimate. They were often the vineyards of
Cistercian monasteries. The word is often used in the name of famous wines even when the wall no longer exists.
Pico,
Azores: Nearly all of the vineyards on the island of Pico are enclosed by stone walls, both for protection and as a way to re-use the large number of volcanic rocks that had to be shifted off the soil when vines were first planted.[4]