📍 Moura
A southern subzone by the Guadiana.
Moura wines are shaped by poor soil in the warm, dry south of Alentejo. Vineyards stand on red clay-based soils with some schist, low in nutrients, which stresses the vines and concentrates the fruit. Annual rainfall is around 400–450 mm, and the warm south tends to give softer wines with higher alcohol.
Moura sits by the Guadiana, in the southern warm cluster together with Granja-Amareleja and Vidigueira.
The principal grapes include Moreto, Alfrocheiro, Antão Vaz, Trincadeira and Roupeiro. Moura is a protected designation of origin (PDO) within Alentejo, Portugal, and Castelão is also listed among its main grapes.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Moura ← grows in ← 🍇 Castelão → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Alentejo
- Grapes
- 🍇 Castelão, 🍇 Moreto
- In other topics
- 📜 Azeite de Moura
Frequently asked questions
How much rain does Moura get?
Around 400-450 mm a year.
Why are Moura grapes concentrated?
Nutrient-poor red clay and schist soils stress the vines.
What style do the warm southern wines have?
They tend to be softer and higher in alcohol.
What to read next
- 🍇 Moreto — Black wine grape of Portugal, VIVC no. 7992; grown in Alentejo (Reguengos, Redondo, Granja-Amareleja).
- 📜 Azeite de Moura — An EU protected designation of origin (since 1996) for olive oil from three municipalities in Alentejo; a blend of Galega, Verdeal and Cordovil, yellow-green in colour.
Similar
📍 Granja-Amareleja · 📍 Vidigueira · 📍 Portalegre · 📍 Borba · 📍 Redondo · 📍 Reguengos
Sources
- IVV – Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wines of Alentejo - soils
- Wines of Alentejo - Toutalga red
- Wine Traveler - Alentejo
- IntoWine - Alentejo DOC labels