The First White Wine Alentejo DOC wine made from a red grape

Thursday, 18 February 2010 19:23

Ervideira, located in Reguengos de Monsaraz,  will  launch a white DOC Alentejo wine made from red grapes, the Aragonês varietal.  Duarte Leal da Costa and wine maker Nelso Rolo were successful in presenting the new wine to the Alentejo Region Wine Commission,  and getting the wine the DOC label – at first for Portuguese wine.  Aragonês is also known as Tempranillo and is spelled either as Aragonez or Aragonês in the Alentejo region.