Alentejano wine: the warm plains white and red

Alentejo, Portugal

The Alentejo region produces approximately 40% of Portugal's wine on land that covers 30% of the country — a vast, hot, cork-oak-studded plain where the wines are bold, fruit-forward, and warming. The reds (from Aragonez — Tempranillo — Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, and Touriga Nacional) are full-bodied, ripe, and deeply coloured; the whites (from Antão Vaz, Arinto, and Roupeiro) are increasingly impressive, with a richness and citrus freshness that belies the warm climate. Esporão, Herdade do Esporão, Mouchão, and João Portugal Ramos are the key producers. The sub-regions — Borba, Redondo, Reguengos, Granja-Amareleja — each show distinct character within the large appellation.

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