Wines of Portugal
Portuguese Wines: A Guide.
Wine and Portugal go hand in hand and there is nothing finer than a nice cool glass of white, red or rose or indeed green wine on a hot summers day, overlooking a nice river, the sea or even your own garden.
Portuguese wines are relatively uncommon outside of Portugal (With the exception of Mateus Rose) but are steadily growing in popularity around the world.
There are 12 wine regions in mainland Portugal accompanied by Madeira and the Azores.
The regions are;
Vinho Verde
Transmontano
Porto and Douro
Távora - Varosa
Barrida
Dão and Lafões
Lisboa
Tejo
Península De Setúbal
Alentejo
Algarve
Madeira
The Azores
Within each region you have designated DOCS
Each region contains its own doc number starting at 1 and ending at 31.
The list is as follows
DOC 01 Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde
DOC 02 Tras os Montes
Tras os Monte
DOC 03 Douro
Porto & Douro
DOC 04 Porto
Porto & Douro
DOC 05 Távora & Varosa
Távora & Varosa
DOC 06 Lafões
Dāo
DOC 07 Dāo
Dāo
DOC 08 Barrada
Bairrada
DOC 09 Beira Interior
Beira Interior
DOC 10 Encostas D’Aire
Lisbon
DOC 11 Óbidos
Lisbon
DOC 12 Alenquer
Lisbon
DOC 13 Arruda
Lisbon
DOC 14 Torres Vedras
Lisbon
DOC 15 Lourinhā
Lisbon
DOC 16 Bucelas
Lisbon
DOC 17 Carcavelos
Lisbon
DOC 18 Colares
Lisbon
DOC 19 Dotejo
Tejo
DOC 20 Palmela
Península De Setúbal
DOC 21 Setúbal
Península De Setúbal
DOC 22 Alentejo
Alentejo
DOC 23 Lagos
Algarve
DOC 24 Portimāo
Algarve
DOC 25 Lagoa
Algarve
DOC 26 Tavira
Algarve
DOC 27 Madeira
Madeira
DOC 28 Madeirense
Madeira
DOC 29 Graciosa
Azores
DOC 30 Biscoitos
Azores
DOC 31 Pico.
Azores
For more information on the wines of this fabulous country, take a look at Wines of Portugal for a professional, informed look at the wines of this great nation and where they come from.