Óbidos

Óbidos is an appellation in Portugal across 18 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1991-12-24

Area

44,365 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

31.01 × 19.97 km

Centre

39.3108° N, 9.1043° W

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante Branco, Alvarinho, Amostrinha, Antão Vaz, Aragonez, Arinto, Baga, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Camarate, Carignan, Castelão, Chardonnay, Encruzado, Fernão Pires, Jaen, Jampal, Loureiro, Malvasia Rei, Merlot, Moscatel Graúdo, Pinot Noir, Preto Martinho, Rabo De Ovelha, Ratinho, Riesling, Sauvignon, Seara Nova, Syrah, Tinta Barocca, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, Verdelho, Viognier, Viosinho, Vital

Max yield

90 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

7.5 km north of Cadaval

Nearest city

38 km west of Monsanto 50,000 people

To the sea

15 km

Same latitude

Syunik (Armenia), Redwood Valley (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

-26–616 m

Mean elevation

106 m

Measured over the whole outline on 127,704 elevation cells of about 59 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)92%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 18

• A Dos Francos
• A Dos Negros
• Alguber
• Alvorninha
• Bombarral E Vale Covo
• Cadaval E Pêro Moniz
• Carvalhal
• Gaeiras
• Lamas E Cercal
• Landal
• Nossa Senhora Do Pópulo, Coto E São Gregório
• Painho E Figueiros
• Peral
• Roliça
• Santa Maria, São Pedro E Sobral Da Lagoa
• Vermelha
• Vidais
• Vilar

Sources

EU register of geographical indications