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Portugal's Tejo – region and river

Julia Harding
Julia Harding MW
Monday 13 May 2024
Ode Touriga vineyard

A sizeable but little-known region of red and white wines named after, and freshened by, the longest river on the Iberian peninsula. The photo shows the fog from the river cooling Ode Winery's Touriga Nacional vineyard (credit: Jim Cawood).

Eleven producers from the central-Portuguese wine region of Tejo, pronounced te-zhoo (/ˈtəʒu/) and named after the river known as the Tagus in English, gathered in London last month to raise awareness of the region and its wines. This map shows the three main subregions (described below) and Tejo’s location within Portugal.

Tejo terroir map

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