Portugal

Region Hierarchy
Climate(s) Moderate, Warm Continental, Moderate Maritime, Warm Mediterranean, Warm Maritime
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Grape(s)
Color Grape Notes
Red Alfrocheiro Preto Grape
Red Baga Grape Grape notes: Late ripening with small, thick-skinned berries. If under ripe, wines can have high acidity and astringent tannins.
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red Mencía Grape Grape notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal. Similar to Pinot Noir
Red Merlot Grape Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red Sezão / Souzão Grape
Red Syrah / Shiraz Grape Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red Tempranillo Grape Grape notes: Sometimes blended with Garnacha. Traditionally, aged in new oak. Needs significant heat to fully ripen.
Red Tinta Cão Grape
Red Touriga Nacional Grape
White Albariño Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White Arinto Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White Loureiro Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
Wines(s)
Type Wine Notes
Fortified White Port Wine (White)
Still Red Alfrocheiro Preto Wine Wine notes: Deeply colored
Still Red Baga Wine
Still Red Mencía Wine Wine notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal
Still Red Other type of Still Red Wine
Still Red Red Blend Wine Wine notes: A blend of various red grapes
Still Red Touriga Nacional Wine Wine notes: Intense colors
Still Rosé Other type of Still Rosé Wine
Still White Albariño Wine Wine notes: Better young. Sometimes a bit of lees contact to add body and complexity.
Still White Other type of Still White Wine
Still White White Vinho Verde Wine Wine notes: Pale lemon in color and low alcohol. Often with a spritz of carbon dioxide (pétillance)



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