Dão DOC
Dão is a Portuguese wine region situated in the Região Demarcada do Dão with the Dão-Lafões sub region of the Centro, Portugal. It is one of the oldest established wine regions in Portugal. Dão wine is produced in a mountainous region with a temperate climate, in the area of the Rio Mondego and Dão rivers in the north central region of Portugal. The region became a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) appellation in 1990. The Dão region is the origin of the Touriga Nacional vine that is the principal component of port wine.
| Wine region | |
| Official name | Dão-Lafões |
|---|---|
| Type | Denominação de Origem Controlada |
| Country | Portugal |
| Part of | Centro, Portugal |
| Climate region | Temperate |
| Soil conditions | Sandy on top of granite |
| Grapes produced | Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro Preto and Encruzado |
| Wine produced | Dão wine |
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