📍 Vidigueira
Home of white Antão Vaz and talha wine.
Vidigueira is Alentejo's home of white Antão Vaz and of talha wine in Portugal. Vila de Frades parish is the centre of clay-amphora (talha) winemaking, a tradition that goes back to Roman times. The Serra do Mendro (412 m) and the Serra de Santo António (318 m) shape the terrain, with terraced vineyards. Schist-derived soils are found mainly in Vidigueira, Borba and Moura.
The cooperative of Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito dates from 1960 and began operating in 1963. In 2003 Vidigueira was raised from IPR to an Alentejo DOC sub-region. Vidigueira is a protected designation of origin (PDO).
How it connects to Wine
📍 Vidigueira ← grows in ← 🍇 Antão Vaz → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Alentejo
- Grapes
- 🍇 Antão Vaz
Frequently asked questions
What is talha wine?
Wine made in clay amphorae, a tradition from Roman times centred on Vila de Frades.
When did Vidigueira become a DOC sub-region?
In 2003, raised from IPR.
Which hills shape Vidigueira?
The Serra do Mendro and the Serra de Santo António, with terraced vineyards.
Similar
📍 Granja-Amareleja · 📍 Portalegre · 📍 Borba · 📍 Redondo · 📍 Reguengos · 📍 Évora
Sources
- IVV – Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wines of Alentejo - soils
- Infopedia - Vidigueira
- Diário de Notícias - talha wine
- Wine With Seth - Vidigueira