{"id":6359,"date":"2019-08-31T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T20:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2019-08-31T18:21:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T23:21:54","slug":"alentejo-antao-vaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2019\/08\/alentejo-antao-vaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Up Close & Personal with Alentejo\u2019s Ant\u00e3o Vaz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

*Cover Image Courtesy of Wines of Alentejo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Portuguese wine is on fire. Everywhere I look, I see images and articles about Portuguese wine. And this isn\u2019t just the beloved Porto wines. These are dry reds and whites and everything in between. With over 250 indigenous varieties, there are many gems to be discovered throughout the various regions of the country. And Alentejo (\u201cAh-len-TAY-zhoo\u201d) seems to be front and center, with its wine and gastronomy industries booming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In fact, National Geographic named Alentejo as one of the 21 best places to visit while USA Today voted the region as the #1 wine region to visit in 2014. To enhance the experience of travelers, wine routes have cropped up and wineries now offer a range of experiences from basic wine tasting to full on wine and food pairings. All of this excitement and activity has even propelled some to refer to Alentejo as the \u201cnew Tuscany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(c) Wines of Portugal<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Covering about a third of Portugal, Alentejo has an ideal climate for viticulture with its long, dry summers, soils consisting of granite, limestone, marble, and schist, and ideal harvesting conditions with little rain.  Sunny days tempered by cool, breezy nights makes for grapes with ripeness and richness but that still retain vital acidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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