Vinho

The Alentejo District covers about one-third of the total wine growing area of Portugal and lies between Lisbon and the Algarve in the very south. It is already beginning to produce some fine red wines whilst their white wines are pleasantly palatable but not of the same category. Some of these wines are named after their respective towns that are Borba, Évora, Granja, Moura, Portalegre, Redondo, Reguengos de Monsaraz and Vidigueira. Other labels to look out for are Adega do Passos, Arealva, Avillez, Cartuxa, Charneco, Conventual, Cortes de Cima, Dolium, Dumonte, Farizoa, Fernandes Tinto Velho, Francisco Nunes Gracia, Gaião, Herdade de Esporão, Herdade de Monte Novo, Herdade de Mouchão, Herdade de Peso, João Portugal Ramos Aragonês, João Ramos, José de Sousa Rosado, Marquês de Borba, Monte de Ferra, Monte Velho, Morgado da Canita, Porta da Ravessa, Pousio, Quatro Caminhos, Quinta do Carmo, Quinta de Pancas, Quinta da Terrugem, Régia Colheita, Sanots Jorge, Sogrape, Sovibor, Tapada de Chaves, Tapada de Coelheiros, Tinto da Anfora, Vila dos Gamas, Vila Santa, Vinha da Defesa, Vinha D'Erivideira and Vinha Pera Manca.
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