Roupeiro is a white
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 ...
grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
planted primarily in the
Alentejo
Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" ().
Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo Province, Alto Alentejo and Bai ...
and
Douro
The Douro (, , , ; ; ) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish Soria Province, province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern par ...
regions. In Alentejo, the grape is known as Alva. In the Douro, it is known as Codega.
[ J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 121 Abbeville Press 2003 ]
See also
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List of Portuguese wine grape varieties
History of Portuguese wine, Portugal's history of viticulture and Winemaking, vinification covers many centuries and has included the use of an extensive number native varieties. In addition, through experimentation and field trials a number of ne ...
References
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White wine grape varieties
Portuguese wine