Borba DOC

Borba DOC

Borba is a Portuguese wine region centered around the Borba municipality in the Alentejo region. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a "Denominação de Origem Controlada" (DOC). Borba is located south of the Portalegre DOC and north of the Redondo DOC. It was the first subappellation in Alentejo to gain international attention for the quality of its wines. T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 330 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0756613248 ]

Grapes

The principle grapes of the Borba region includes Aragonez, Periquita, Perrum, Rabo de Ovelha, Roupeiro, Tamarez and Trincadeira.

ee also

*List of Portuguese wine regions

References


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