Alenquer IPR

Alenquer IPR

Alenquer is a Portuguese wine region centered around the town of Alenquer in the Estremadura region. The region has the second tier "Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada" (IPR) classification and maybe some day promoted to Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC). Located in a valley in the district of Lisboa, wine grapes are able to ripen easily and produce full bodied red wines that have a spicy, peppery aroma. The white wines tend to be dry with a creamy mouthfeel. T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 329 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0756613248 ]

Grapes

The principle grapes of the Alenquer region include Arinto, Camarate, Fernao Pires, Graciano, Jampal, Mortagua, Periquita, Preto Martinho and Vital.

ee also

*List of Portuguese wine regions

References


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