“Portugal Centro”
🇵🇹PORTUGAL–Terras Do Beira
BEIRA ATLANTICO IG. DOC.- 5 @
- WHITE= | RED= “Almost Everything”
- **Refer to “DOC.’s” For Grape Information.
GEOGRAPHY– Portugal(North-East/ North-Coast), South of Minho( km.)
- Sub-Zones/ DOC.’s– Bairrada DOC., Beira interior DOC., Tavora-Varosa DOC., Terras da Beira IG., Terras de Cister DOC.
TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous”
CLIMATE– “Maritime” With “Continental” Influences
SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
VITICULTURE– Appellation For Wine In “BEIRA ATLANTICO” Non-Conforming to a DOC.
VINICULTURE– SPARKLING…Method Classico/ Vinho Espumante de Qualidade
**Refer to “PORTUGAL/ Home” For Detailed Information On Portugal as a Country.
BAIRRADA DOC. @Agueda
- BRANCO= Bical, Fernao Maria Gomes AKA=Fernao Pires
- TINTO= Baga, Castello, Rufete, Touriga Nacional
- –International– Cabernet Sauvignan, Merlot, Petit Verdot
- GEOGRAPHY– Portugal, REGION-Beiras IG.(North)
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Chalk/ Limestone, Clay, Sand
- CLIMATE- “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE- +BLEND/ Classic Bairrada(Cercial, Bical)
- VINICULTURE- Still, Sparkling, Some Use of Chestnut Barrels
- Estates/ Producers- Bageiras(Sparkling), Calda Bordaleza, Caves San Joao(Nat.Pro.), Colinas de Sao, Filipa Pato & William Wouters, , Luis Pato, Niepoort Poeirinho, Sidonio de Sousa
- Vineyards- Moinho Bruto
TERRAS De CISTER IG. @
- WHITE= | RED= **Refer to “DOC.’s” For Grape Information
- GEOGRAPHY- Portugal, REGION-Beiras IG.( ), BORDERS-Douro(North)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Hilly/ Mountainous”
- CLIMATE- “Continental”, *Summers– Hot, Dry | *Winters– Cold, Wet
- VITICULTURE- Appellation for Wine In “TERRAS CISTER” Non-Conforming to DOC.
- Estates/ Producers-
TAVORA-VAROSA DOC. @
- BRANCO= Malvasia Fina, Cerceal, Gouveio, Bical, Fernao Pires
- TINTO= Aragonez, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional
- GEOGRAPHY- Portugal, REGION-Beiras IG.( ), BORDERS-Douro
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous”, SLOPES/ ?, +Alt.500mt.-800mt.
- On~Tavora/ Paiva~Rivers~Tributaries~Douro~River~
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, Granite, Schist
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VINICULTURE- SPARKLING…Method/ Traditional
- Estates/ Producers- Agricola da Tavora(Co.-Op.), Boa Parte, Casca, Murganheira
TERRAS Da BEIRA IG. @
- BRANC= | TINTO= **Refer to “DOC.’s” For Grape Information.
- GEOGRAPHY- Portugal, REGION-Beiras IG.( )
- BORDERS-Spain(East), Duriense IG.(North), Alentejano IG.(South)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”
- CLIMATE- “Continental”, *Summers– Hot, Dry | *Winters– Cold, Wet
- VITICULTURE- Appellation For Wine In “TERRAS Da BEIRA” Non-Conforming to DOC.
- Estates/ Producers-
BEIRA INTERIOR DOC. @
- BRANCO= Siria, Arinto, Fonte Cal, Malvasia, Fernoa, Pires
- –International– Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- –International– Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- TINTO= Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Trincadeira, Touriga Franca, Rufete, Baga
- –International– Cabernet Sauvigon, Merlot, Syrah
- GEOGRAPHY- Portugal, REGION-Beiras(East)
- BORDERS-Spain(East),“Non-Contiguous( )”
- VITICULTURE-
- Estates/ Producers- Barao de Figueira, Beyra, Quinta do Cardo, Quinta dos Termos
Castelo Rodrigo- @
Pinhel- @Pinhel
Cova de Beira- @Covilha
**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.