Portugal

Region Hierarchy
Climate(s) Moderate, Warm Continental, Moderate Maritime, Warm Mediterranean, Warm Maritime
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Grape(s)
Color Grape Notes
Red Alfrocheiro Preto Grape
Red Baga Grape Grape notes: Late ripening with small, thick-skinned berries. If under ripe, wines can have high acidity and astringent tannins.
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red Mencía Grape Grape notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal. Similar to Pinot Noir
Red Merlot Grape Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red Sezão / Souzão Grape
Red Syrah / Shiraz Grape Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz Grape Grape notes: Sometimes blended with Garnacha. Traditionally, aged in new oak. Needs significant heat to fully ripen.
Red Tinta Barroca Grape
Red Tinta Cão Grape
Red Touriga Francesa Grape
Red Touriga Nacional Grape
White Albariño Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White Arinto Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White Loureiro Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
Wines(s)
Type Wine Notes
Fortified Red Port Wine (Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)) Wine notes: Aged 4 to 6 years before bottling. These won't benefit much from bottle aging, so should drink fairly early.
Fortified Red Port Wine (Other Type)
Fortified Red Port Wine (Ruby Reserve) Wine notes: Predominately primary fruit flavors. Wood aged for 6+ years. Greater flavor intensity than Ruby.
Fortified Red Port Wine (Ruby) Wine notes: Predominately primary fruit flavors. Less complexity. Typically aged 1 to 3 years.
Fortified Red Port Wine (Tawny) Wine notes: Less expensive Tawny. Typically aged 1 to 3 years.
Fortified Red Port Wine (Vintage) Wine notes: Made of the highest quality grapes from a given year. Not made every year. Must be bottled prior to the 3rd year after harvest.

"Single Quinta Vintage Port" means they come from a single quinta and aren't as prestigious as a Vintage Port.
Fortified White Port Wine (White)
Still Red Alfrocheiro Preto Wine Wine notes: Deeply colored
Still Red Baga Wine
Still Red Mencía Wine Wine notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal
Still Red Other type of Still Red Wine
Still Red Red Blend Wine Wine notes: A blend of various red grapes
Still Red Touriga Nacional Wine Wine notes: Intense colors
Still Rosé Other type of Still Rosé Wine
Still White Albariño Wine Wine notes: Better young. Sometimes a bit of lees contact to add body and complexity.
Still White Other type of Still White Wine
Still White White Vinho Verde Wine Wine notes: Pale lemon in color and low alcohol. Often with a spritz of carbon dioxide (pétillance)



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