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Tejo

5Wines 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

Tejo in Portugal

The boundary for Tejo 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 Tejo must meet.

5 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMax wine
hl/ha		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Acidity
min. g/l
Tejo vinho tinto 22511–
Tejo vinho branco 22511–
Tejo vinho rosado ou rosé 22511–
Tejo vinho leve 22594
Tejo colheita tardia 225––

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.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

Training
Systems allowed
taça; cordão
Cellar
Where the wine must be made
Within the production zone

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: Tejo (Caderno de específicações- IG Tejo final_25.06.14.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 Tejo. Section 4.1 also sets a minimum alcohol of 11% vol (type unspecified) for red, white and rosé. Vinho leve: maximum acquired alcohol 10.5% vol, at most 1 bar overpressure. Late-harvest wine is described only organoleptically; semi-sparkling (frisante) wine is mentioned in the link section without rules. Yield (225 hl/ha, not stated as must or wine) may be adjusted yearly by up to 25%. Vines at least three years after grafting; winemaking in the region except in exceptional cases approved by the certifying body.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.