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Alentejo
Currently, one of the hottest regions, with the reds particularly popular in the Portuguese domestic market, Alentejo is a vast district to the east of Lisbon in southern Portugal. Its rolling landscape is now recovering from a huge decline in vineyard acreage that had begun after phylloxera reached the region in the late 19th century. Today both sales and new acreage planted are growing dramatically. Alentejo now accounts for almost one third of Portugal’s quality wine production. Irrigation is widely used since the region receives and average of 23 inches of rainfall per year. Most of the wine produced in this warm, arid region is red and is made in a very consumer friendly, fruit-forward, opulent style. The flavors tend to the strawberry end of the spectrum, although lower-yielding vineyards produce wines of depth and intensity. There are several important sub-regional districts holding DO status: Portalegre, Borba, Evora, Reguengos, Redondo, and Vidigueira. Wines not satisfying DO requirements are classified as Alentejano, Vinho Regional.
Wineries in this region:
João Portugal Ramos Vinhos
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