Vinous

PGI · Appellation profile

Açores

2Wines in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Açores in Portugal

The boundary for Açores is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Açores must meet.

2 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMax wine
hl/ha		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Actual alc.
min. %		Ageing
min. months
Açores branco 8010116
Açores tinto 8010118

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
  3. Product specification: Açores (Caderno especificações IG Açores (Final).pdf) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document
Still to check (3)
  • Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
  • From the specification: Vinho Regional Açores, white and red only. Varieties include Arinto, Verdelho, Sercial, Terrantez, Fernão Pires (white) and Touriga Nacional, Merlot, Aragonês, Castelão (red). The ageing minimums are periods before sale. The yield is not stated as must or wine. The analytical table (acidity >3.5 g/l, non-reducing extract >16 g/l white/rosé, >18 g/l red) restates general table-wine law and is not recorded. Optional mentions: Reserva, Superior, Colheita selecionada, Garrafeira; blending vintages is not allowed.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.