This is a bottle of DOC Tejo wine, from the Province of Ribatejo in Portugal. Prior to 2009, the DOC as well as the VR were both named after the province (ie Ribatejo) but this changed, initially to have just Tejo VR, but later, the DOC name was converted to Tejo as well. Grapes grown for wine in this region include such local white varieties as Fernao Pires, Alicante Branco, Arinto etc; local red grapes as Castelao, Trincadeira; other Portiguese varieties as Aragonez (Tempranillo) and Touriga Nacional as well as international varieties as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
The region has a wide range of soils and crops (including fruit, olives and rice) and was used to supplying large quantities of rather commercial wines. In recent years there has been a drive towards quality and with the classification of the DOC into 6 subregions, further delineation into special regional emphasis enables the DOC to produce a wide variety of wines of increasing quality.
The region has a wide range of soils and crops (including fruit, olives and rice) and was used to supplying large quantities of rather commercial wines. In recent years there has been a drive towards quality and with the classification of the DOC into 6 subregions, further delineation into special regional emphasis enables the DOC to produce a wide variety of wines of increasing quality.
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