If you like: Pinot Noir from New Zealand

If you like these international varieties, you might like these Portuguese wines.

Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro or Castelão. Have you ever heard of them? What about Encruzado, Bical or Antão Vaz? These are the names of some Portuguese grape varieties, which are just a fraction of the total number of Portuguese wine grapes.

Portugal has 343 grape varieties for wine production, and out of this, 250 are native. Such great diversity confirms Portugal as a country with a deep-rooted tradition of winemaking.

If you like Pinot Noir from New Zealand, which are light-bodied and very fresh, with red fruit flavors and a singular, crystalline purity typical from cool-climates.

Then you will like wines from Dão, fragrant and elegant, with some lightness, as well as wines influenced by the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

If you like more Pinot Noir from Burgundy, Manuel Moreira recommends:

• Dão, Quinta da Falorca Reserva 2014

• Dão, Casa da Passarella Villa Oliveira Vinha das Pedras Altas 2015

And if you prefer Pinot Noir from Oregon, you might like these wines:

• Dão, Quinta dos Carvalhais Reserva Tinto 2018

• Alentejo, Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas DOC Tinto 2010