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Signature grapes
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Producers listed
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Bottles to find
Wine from Dao comes out of Portugal, where it sits as a wine region.
Growers build the wines around Tinta Roriz, filling out the blend with Touriga Nacional, Encruzado, Alfrocheiro Preto and Jaen.
Vines root into granite.
The climate is continental, running wide diurnal swing.
The vineyards themselves read as coastal, elevated and mountains.
Red wine, white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows full-bodied and traditionally heavily oxygenated.
Producers worth knowing include Sogrape Vinhos.
In the glass.
White: Full-bodied and traditionally heavily oxygenated.
Grapes planted here.
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Tinta Roriz
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Touriga Nacional
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Encruzado
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Alfrocheiro Preto
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Jaen
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Bastardo
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Baga
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Producers worth knowing.
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Sogrape Vinhos
Bottles to look for.
- Antonio Madeira 'A Palheira', Dao, Portugal
- Antonio Madeira Vinha da Serra, Dao, Portugal
- Antonio Madeira Vinhas Velhas Branco, Dao, Portugal
- Antonio Madeira Vinhas Velhas Tinto, Dao, Portugal
- Casa da Passarella 'Villa Oliveira' Encruzado, Dao, Portugal
- Casa de Santar Reserva, Dao, Portugal
- Casa dos Amados Osvaldo Amado 'Rarissimo' Tinto, Dao, Portugal
- Caves Sao Joao 'Porta dos Cavaleiros' Reserva Tinto, Dao, Portugal
Nearby regions.
Dao: common questions
01.What grapes is Dao known for?+
Tinta Roriz is the signature grape of Dao. Touriga Nacional, Encruzado, Alfrocheiro Preto and Jaen are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Dao make?+
Dao produces red wine, white wine and rosé wine.
03.Where is Dao?+
Dao is a wine region in Portugal.
More from here: every wine region in Portugal.