Arruda

Arruda is an appellation in Portugal across 7 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1991-12-24

Area

16,077 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

13.6 × 22.15 km

Centre

38.9774° N, 9.1053° W

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante Branco, Aragonez, Arinto, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Camarate, Castelão, Chardonnay, Fernão Pires, Jaen, Jampal, Malvasia Rei, Rabo De Ovelha, Ratinho, Sauvignon, Seara Nova, Syrah, Tinta Barocca, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, Viosinho, Vital

Max yield

90 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

2.5 km west of Arruda dos Vinhos

Nearest city

17 km north-east of Loures 66,231 people

To the sea

9.1 km

Same latitude

McDowell Valley (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

1–439 m

Mean elevation

196 m

Measured over the whole outline on 46,137 elevation cells of about 59 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)93%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 7

• Alhandra, São João Dos Montes E Calhandriz
• Arranhó
• Arruda Dos Vinhos
• Cardosas
• Castanheira Do Ribatejo E Cachoeiras
• S. Tiago Dos Velhos
• Santo Quintino

Sources

EU register of geographical indications