Castelo Rodrigo () is a
Portuguese wine
Portuguese wine was mostly introduced by the Romans (wine), Romans and other ancient Mediterranean peoples who traded with local coastal populations, mainly in the South. In pre-Roman Gallaecia-Lusitania times, the native peoples only drank beer ...
region centered on the town of
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo in the wider
Beiras wine region south of the
Douro river
The Douro (, , , ; ; ) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern part of the Meseta ...
. Castelo Rodrigo was initially a separate ''
Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2005, it became one of three subregions of the
Beira Interior DOC, which has the higher ''
Denominação de Origem Controlada
The denominação de origem controlada (or DOC) is the system of protected designation of origin for fruit, wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products from Portugal.
Wines
Portuguese wine regions, as well as producers of several o ...
'' (DOC) status. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Beira Interior, as Beira Interior-Castelo Rodrigo.
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)
Located along the border with Spain, this warm climate region is known for its full bodied, spicy red wines.[T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 330 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ]
Grapes
The principal grapes of the Castelo Rodrigo region include Arinto
Arinto or Arinto de Bucelas is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Bucelas, Tejo and Vinho Verde regions. It can produce high acid wines with lemon notes.
Synonyms
Arinto is also known by the synonyms Arintho, Arintho du Dao ...
, Assario Branco, Bastardo, Codo, Fonte Cal, Marufo, Rufete and Touriga Nacional.
See also
* List of Portuguese wine regions
References
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Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Wine regions of Portugal