Organic wine Portugal, biodynamic Portugal

There are good reasons to choose organic wines from Portugal:

Low harvest quantities per vine or per hectare is an important prerequisite for being able to produce good, high-quality and characterful organic wines. In Portugal it is an average of 35 hl / hectare, which is 65 hl / ha lower than in Germany and thus lower than in any other western European country.

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With the exception of the "Vinho Verde" wine-growing region, the climate is the same in all other wine-growing regions such as Douro, Beira Interior, Central Portugal and the Alentejo very dry and hot. Portuguese organic wine is largely made from local grape varieties, which offer interesting alternatives to the internationally known varieties that can also be found in Portugal.

Portugals most famous Wine-regions

• Alentejo DOC and 6 sub-regions: Borba, Évora, Granja-Amareleja, Moura, Portalegre, Redondo, Reguengos, and Vidigueira. Here the wineries Courelas da Torre and Herdade dos Outeiros Altos produce the best organic wines.
• Beira Interior DOC, with 3 sub-regions: Castelo Rodrigo, Cova da Beir and Pinhel. From here come the best organic wines from the wineries Quinta do Cardo, Quinta da Caldeirinha and Beyra from Rui Roboredo Madeira.
• Dão DOC, with seven sub-regions:Alva, Besteiros, Castendo, Serra da Estrela, Silgueiros, Terras de Azurara,Terras de Senhorim, and the Dão Nobre denomination of origin.
• Douro DOC, with three subregions:Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior, and the special designation of origin Mocatel do Douro.
• Lagos DOC
• Lisboa Regional, Wine-growing region in the center of Portugal with a mild climate. The organic winery Quinta do Montalto produces very good and affordable organic wines from local grape varieties.
• Porto DOC
• Tejo DOC with six subregions: Almeirim, Cartaxo, Chamusca, Coruche, Santarém and Tomar
• Setúbal DOC with the Special Designation of Origin Moscatel de Setúbal and Setúbal Roxo
• Trás-os-Montes DOC with three subregions: Chaves, Planalto, Mirandês and Valpaços
• Vinho Verde DOC with nine subregions: Amarante, Ave, Baião, Basto, Cávado, Lima, Monção e Melgaço, Paiva, Sousa, and two special denominations Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Vinho Verde, Alvarinho Espumante.

Important grape varieties in Portugal

Portugal has more than 500 autochthonous grape varieties. The most important are:

Alfrocheiro red, Tinta Roriz red, Baga red, Castelão Francês red, Touriga Francesca red, Touriga National red, Alvarinho white, Arinto white, Avesso white, Azal white, Bical white, Encruzado white, Jaen red, Loureiro white, Sousão red, Trajadura white, Verdelho white.

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