Biscoitos

Biscoitos is an appellation in Portugal in Biscoitos. It lies 13 km north of Angra do Heroísmo.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Liqueur Wine

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

2,708 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

8.21 × 5.09 km

Centre

38.7627° N, 27.2662° W

Grapes

Arinto, Boal Branco, Fernão Pires, Galego Dourado, Generosa, Malvasia, Sercial, Terrantez, Verdelho

Max yield

50 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km north of Angra do Heroísmo

Nearest city

1,153 km north-west of Funchal 105,795 people

To the sea

4.4 km

Same latitude

Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), North Coast (United States), Yamagata (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation

26–758 m

Mean elevation

402 m

Mean slope

7.1° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 15°

Faces

north

Measured over the whole outline on 122,053 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 1

• Biscoitos

Sources

EU register of geographical indications