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The three regions listed below are all located around the capital Lisbon. Bucelas is to the north-east, Carcavelos to the west along the Tagus estuary, and Colares to the north-west past the town of Sintra.

Bucelas (DOC)
The region of Bucelas that lies within the south Estremadura district produces some very good white wines as the "Arinto" grape grows well on this soil. This is probably the area from which the wine "Charneco" originated that was consumed in England in the 14th Century. Today, the wine is greenish straw-coloured with a perfumed nose and slightly acid and dry. Labels of interest are Bucelas, Morgado de Santa Catherina, Prova Régia, Quinta de Avelar and Quinta da Murta.

Carcavelos (DOC)
This small region lies to the east of Lisbon on the mouth of the River Tagus and covers part of the municipalities of both Cascais and Oeiras. It produces a fortified wine known as “Vinho Generoso”. The Carcavelos wine is linked with history since the 18th Century when the Marquês de Pombal once owned this once large vineyard and its winery. The wine is high in alcohol content, topaz-coloured with a nutty aroma and slightly dry. It was popular with the Duke of Wellington’s officers during the Peninsular War. On record is the high price fetched for this wine at Christie’s auction in London in 1769. The labels are Carcavelos and Quinta de Cima.

Colares (DOC)
The region of Colares is famous for its “Ramisco” vines that are planted in deep trenches that are dug out of the sandy dunes to protect them from the Atlantic winds. The region covers the municipalities of Colares, São Martinho and São João das Lapas. This full-blooded red wine has so much tannin that it becomes very dry in taste. The white wine is fresh, fruity and aromatic that develops with age. Labels to try are Arenei, Colares Chitas, and Colares Reserva.




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