Wine sector: new €110 million credit line with up to 75% of interest subsidised

Portaria n.º 433/2026/1 (ministerial order) of 21 September creates the «Linha de Tesouraria — Setor Vinícola II» (wine sector cash-flow line II), a credit line with subsidised interest for companies that turn grapes into wine. It renews the line created in 2024 (Portaria n.º 221-A/2024/1), this time to pay for grapes from the 2025 and 2026 harvests. It comes into force on 22 September.

What it is for

• Paying for grapes bought from members and suppliers in the 2025 and 2026 harvests.
• Restructuring outstanding loans from the 2024 line (principal only, excluding overdue interest, late-payment interest and fees). This part cannot exceed 50% of the amount financed.

Who can apply

Legal entities that turn grapes into wine and that, when they apply:

• operate in Portugal and are licensed for wine processing;
• are up to date with the tax authority and Segurança Social (social security);
• are not in insolvency proceedings and do not meet the criteria to be placed in them;
• in the case of agricultural cooperatives, hold an up-to-date CASES certificate, or, in the case of producer organisations and groups, a valid recognition document;
• have not bought or released for consumption wine from another Member State or a non-EU country in the 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 harvests, and undertake not to do so while the line is in force.

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