Fantastic Wines to Try From Portugal's Alentejo Wine Region
I’ve got a longer history with Portugal’s Alentejo wine region than most wine writers (and I might be the only person to ever wave the Steeler's mighty Terrible Towel from Esporao’s iconic ancient tower in the heart of the region!). Alentejo means “Behind the Tagus (river),” and it’s located in southern Portugal, covering 30% of the country’s land mass (about the size of Massachusetts or Belgium), but only containing 1/10th of its population. It’s got over 4,000 years of winemaking history across its 8 sub-regions, for those more Euro-centric among you). About 80% of its wine production is red and the area sports about 250 producers. Here are some of its most iconic wines to try.