Portugal - Tejo and Alentejo Flashcards
Name the IGPs that surround the Tejo IGP
Lisboa to the west
Beiras to the north
Alentejano to the east
Península de Setúbal to the south.
Name the DOP of the Tejo IGP
DoTejo DOP
The Tejo IGP derives it’s name from which river?
Tagus (Tejo)
Name the 6 subregions of the DoTejo DOP
Coruche Chamusca Cartaxo Santarém Tomar Almeirim
Name the dominant red and white grape varieties of the DoTejo DOP
White: Fernao Pires
Red: Castelao
Name the DOP of the Alentejo IGP
Alentejo DOP
Name the 8 Subzones of the Alentejo DOP
Moura Granja-Amareleja Évora Vidigueira Reguengos Redondo Borba Portalegre
What is the name of the subzone of the Alentejo DOP that is located on the cooler, granitic slopes of the São Mamede Mountains in the northernmost sector of the DOP?
Portalegre
What is the most prominent grape variety in the Alentejo DOP
Trincadeira (red)
Other than the vine, what is the Alentejo IGP know for?
Plantations of Quercus suber—cork trees—are widespread through the region