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Redondo wine

Redondo wine

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Redondo is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Redondo municipality in the Alentejo region. The region was initially an Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada (IPR) region, then elevated to Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) status. In 2003, it became one of eight subregions of the Alentejo DOC. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Alentejo, as Alentejo-Redondo.[1][2][3]

The region is bordered by the Borba subregion to the northeast, the Evora subregion to the west and the Reguengos subregion to the southeast. The area is known predominantly for its fruity red wines.[4]

Grapes

The principle grapes of the Redondo region includes Aragonez, Fernao Pires, Manteudo, Moreto, Periquita, Rabo de Ovelha, Roupeiro, Tamarez and Trincadeira.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Alentejo". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
  2. [2]
    Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Portalegre". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 563. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
  3. [3]
    Official Journal of the European Union C 187/1, 8.8.2009: List of quality wines produced in specified regions (reflects situation as of July 31, 2009)
  4. [4]
    T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 332 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8
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