White breeds
Loureiro: High quality caste, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. Of great cultivation area, it comes from Ribeira-Lima. Very productive, it gives rise to wines with an accentuated aroma of caste, harmonious and tasty. The clusters of the Loureiro variety are large and not very compact, while the berries are medium in uniform size and yellowish or greenish in color. In addition to producing wines “monovarietales” (a single caste) is often combined with the varieties Trajadura and Arinto.
Arinto: Quality breeding, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. Of great area of cultivation, it comes from the interior of the region. Very productive, it gives rise to wines with a chaste aroma, balanced and harmonious.
Trajadura: Quality breeding, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. Of area of cultivation in great extension. Productive, it gives origin to wines with delicate and little accentuated aroma.
Red varieties
Vinhão: High quality caste, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. As the only regional dyer caste, it is the most expanded in the region. From average production, it gives rise to wines of ruby red color, vinous, full bodied, harmonious and tasty.
Borraçal: High quality caste, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. It is widely disseminated. Productive and rustic, it gives rise to ruby red wines, with a chaste aroma, balanced, harmonious and tasty.
Espadeiro: High quality caste, recommended in much of the Demarcated Region. Very productive and rustic, it gives rise to ruby red wines, with a chaste aroma.
