Alentejo: the facts

ALENTEJO DOC Demarcated 1988 – Alentejo Vinho de Talha introduced in 2010

Vinho Regional Alentejano

Sub- regions (north to south) Alto Alentejo DOCs

Portalegre; Borba; Redondo; Evora; Reguengos Baixo Alentejo DOCs Granja-Amareleja; Vidigueira; Moura

Area under vine 22,883ha (DOC, VR) – of which 16,546ha approved for DOC

Main red grapes Aragonez 24.3% (of total red), Trincadeira 16.5%, Alicante Bouschet 16%, Syrah 11.8%, Touriga Nacional 7.9%

Main white grapes Antão Vaz 25.5%, Roupeiro 17.6%, Arinto 16.1%, Verdelho 5.3%

Annual production 1m hl, of which about 76.7% red

Number of producers 284 (Source: Comissão Vitivinícola Regional Alentejana 2019)