Sommeliers recognise Alentejo Wines
Professionals in the industry acknowledge Alentejo as a premier and exciting source of high quality, distinctive wines
A Twelve Step Process to Quality
Monte da Penha in the Portalegre region is one of 276 accredited vineyards in the Alentejo. Every blend in every vineyard undergoes rigorous regularity certification, sensory evaluation and laboratory analysis to meet the region's exemplar quality standards.
The entire process, administered by the Alentejo Regional Winegrowing Commission (CVRA) has 12 steps where every batch of finished wine must pass physicochemical analysis before it can be sold as Alentejo PDO or Alentejo PGI.
Blends Composition
PDO experts will verify that only approved mandatory grape varieties make up 75% of the final blend from vineyards in the designated sub regions. This regulation is essential to manage consistency of balance and regional authenticity of wines from vintage to vintage.
PGI accreditation operates within the natural boundaries of the Vinho Regional Alentejano where there is a multitude of grape varieties in different soil compositions. The process is slightly more flexible with a greater choice of grape varieties although each shares common traits including full palate, solid structure and smoothness but significantly appearing vintage after vintage. Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) permits producers who vineyards lie outside of the designated sub regions to offer their wines to the accreditation process.
WASP
In late spring 2015 the CVRA launched its Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme.
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