page_title: Carcavelos DOC
hierarchical_section_title: Carcavelos DOC
caption_attribution_description: Español: Regiones vinícolas de Portugal productoras de vino vcprd (DOC e IPR) en 2009. Português: Regiões vinícolas de Portugal productoras de vinho vqprd (DOC e IPR) en 2009. English: Wine regions of Portugal classified as QWpsr (DOC &amp; IPR) in 2009. * Leyenda/key: 1. Bucelas DOC 2. Colares DOC 3. Setúbal DOC 4. Carcavelos DOC 5. Alenquer DOC 6. Torres Vedras DOC 7. Arruda DOC 8. Óbidos DOC 9. Lourinhã DOC 10. Ribatejo DOC 11. Encostas de Aire DOC 12. Bairrada DOC 13. Lafões IPR 14. Vinho Verde DOC 15. Trás-os-Montes DO 16. Porto DOC &amp; Douro DOC 17. Távora-Varosa DOC 18. Dão DOC 19. Beira Interior DOC 20. Alentejo DOC 21. Palmela DOC 22. Lagos DOC 23. Portimão DOC 24. Lagoa DOC 25. Tavira DOC 26. Madeira DOC &amp; Madeirense DO 27. Graciosa IPR 28. Biscoitos IPR 29. Pico IPR
context_page_description: Carcavelos is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Carcavelos municipality in Estremadura region and includes land near the cities of Cascais and Oeiras. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem Controlada. Located at the very southern tip of the Estremadura region, the region has a long winemaking history dating back to the 18th century when Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal owned vineyards here. The region is known for its fortified wine production, creating off dry, topaz colored wines that have nutty aromas and flavors. While once a thriving wine region, world-renowned in the 19th century for its tawny colored fortified wine, in the modern era Carcavelos has been devastated by real estate development in the suburbs of the capital city of Lisbon and nearby coastal city of Estoril.
context_section_description: Carcavelos is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Carcavelos municipality in Estremadura region and includes land near the cities of Cascais and Oeiras. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC). Located at the very southern tip of the Estremadura region, the region has a long winemaking history dating back to the 18th century when Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal owned vineyards here. The region is known for its fortified wine production, creating off dry, topaz colored wines that have nutty aromas and flavors. While once a thriving wine region, world-renowned in the 19th century for its tawny colored fortified wine, in the modern era Carcavelos has been devastated by real estate development in the suburbs of the capital city of Lisbon and nearby coastal city of Estoril.
caption: Wine regions of Portugal. Carcavelos is highlighted as region #4
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