Alentejo is the largest wine region in Portugal and also one of the most diverse, covering eigth sub-regions: Portalegre, Borba, Redondo, Reguengos, Évora, Vidigueira, Moura e Granja-Amareleja.
It's 22 000 hectares of vineyards spread across plains, hills and mountains (S. Mamede, Ossa e Mendro are the main ones) and are composed of different types of soil: clay, limestone, marble, sand, schist and granite.
The climate is continental Mediterranean with greater temperature ranges in the interior regions, closer to the border with Spain.
The Alentejo vineyards reflects a wide range of grape varieties, with greater evidence of white grapes Antão Vaz, Roupeiro e Arinto and the red Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional e Syrah.