While wines have been produced in this region for some time, exports of the wine to other areas of Europe didn't begin till 16th century and was kept at a steady pace till the phylloxera epidemic devastated the region's vineyards.
Aínda que o viño elaborábase xa antes nesta rexión, non se exportou a outras rexións de Europa até o século XVI e mantívose nun ritmo continuo ata que a praga de filoxera esnaquizou os viñedos da rexión.