The Dão region is located in province of Beira Alta, in the North of Central Portugal, protected by the mountains of Caramulo, Montemuro, Bussaco and Estrela.

The majority of the vineyards are planted between 400 and 700 meters high, predominantly in granite origin soils, where pine trees are abundant, producing wines that age well in the bottle.

The continental climate of the Dão region has cold and rainy Winters and hot and dry Summers. The vineyards were initially used by the clergy, especially monks from Cister. In 1908 it became the second Wine region in Portugal after Douro. With the admission Portugal to the EEC in 1986, the vines went through restructuring, with new viticulture techniques and appropriate grape variety choice.

The Dão has many grape varieties, but the most important are Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Tinta Roriz for the reds and Encruzado, Bical, Cerceal, Malvasia Fina and Verdelho for the white grape varieties.

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