Portugal - Wines and Regions
Across
- 3. wine that dominates wine production in the Douro valley
- 6. variety making the best white wines in the Dão region
- 7. river that runs along the north end of the Vinho Verde region
- 8. Portuguese island famous for its fortified wines
- 11. vinho regional region north east of Lisbon (also name of river)
- 12. portuguese name for grape known as Mencia in Spain
- 13. dominant black variety in Bairrada
- 14. indigenous white variety from Bairrada
- 15. climate in the Vinho Verde region
- 17. most well-known variety in the Douro (first word)
- 19. alvarinho only grape allowed to produce Monção e Melgaço Vinho Verde
- 20. international grape variety with significant role in Alentejo blends
Down
- 1. named used in Alentejo for Tinta Roriz(Tempranillo)
- 2. word that features in many red varieties names in the Douro
- 4. wine region between Dão and the Atlantic Ocean
- 5. Portuguese for wine
- 9. large region spread over eight sub-regions in the south east of Portugal
- 10. river that separates Alentejo from the Spanish regions of Extremadura and Andalucia
- 16. drought-tolerant, highly tannic, spicy red variety, widely planted in Alentejo
- 18. oldest demarcated wine region in the world