Portugal · DOP (DOC)
Encostas d’Aire
Appellation
Encostas d’Aire is an appellation in Portugal across 60 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC) Category Wine Protected since 1991-12-24 Area 180,925 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 67.06 × 61.75 km Centre 39.6908° N, 8.7240° W Grapes Alfrocheiro, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante Branco, Amostrinha, Aragonez, Arinto, Baga, Bastardo, Bical, Boal Branco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Castelão, Cercial, Chardonnay, Diagalves, Fernão Pires, Jampal, Malvasia Fina, Rabo De Ovelha, Ratinho, Rufete, Seara Nova, Syrah, Tamarez, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira Branca, Trincadeira, Vital Max yield 80 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha Where it is Nearest town 9.2 km south-east of Leiria Nearest city 25 km north of Monsanto 50,000 people To the sea 28 km Same latitude Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Vayots Dzor (Armenia), Outer Coastal Plain (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 1–606 m Mean elevation 191 m Measured over the whole outline on 33,168 elevation cells of about 235 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)72% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)25% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 60 Show all 60 Alburitel Alcobaça E Vestiaria Alfeizerão Aljubarrota Alqueidão Da Serra Alvados E Alcaria Amor Arrabal Arrimal E Mendiga Atouguia Batalha Benedita Bárrio Calvaria De Cima Caranguejeira Carvalhal Benfeito Caxarias Cela Colmeias E Memória Coz, Alpedriz E Montes Espite Freixianda, Ribeira Do Farrio E Formigais Fátima Golpilheira Gondemaria E Olival Juncal Leiria, Pousos, Barreira E Cortes Maceira Maiorga Marrazes E Barosa Matas E Cercal Meirinhas Milagres Mira De Aire Nossa Senhora Da Piedade Nossa Senhora Das Misericórdias Parceiros E Azoia Pedreiras Pelariga Pombal Porto De Mós - São João Baptista E São Pedro Regueira De Pontes Reguengo Do Fetal Rio De Couros E Casal Dos Bernardos Salir De Matos Santa Catarina Santa Catarina Da Serra E Chainça Santa Eufémia E Boa Vista Santiago E S.Simão De Litém E Albergaria Dos Doze Seiça Serro Ventoso Souto Da Carpalhosa E Ortigosa São Bento São Mamede Turquel Urqueira Vermoil Vila Cã Vimeiro Évora De Alcobaça Sources EU register of geographical indications
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