Madeira

Madeira is an appellation in Portugal across 53 communes.

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

Key facts

Official name

Madeira / Vinho da Madeira / Madère / Vin de Madère / Madera / Madeira Wein / Madeira Wine / Vino di Madera / Madeira Wijn

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Liqueur Wine

Protected since

1991-12-24

Area

80,110 ha registered outline

Separate plots

15

Extent N–S × E–W

342.48 × 133.83 km

Centre

32.7545° N, 16.9948° W

Grapes

Bastardo, Caracol, Complexa, Deliciosa, Folgasão, Listrão R, Malvasia Cândida, Malvasia Cândida Roxa R, Malvasia De São Jorge, Malvasia Fina, Moscatel Graúdo, Rio Grande, Sercial, Tinta, Tinta Negra, Triunfo, Valveirinho, Verdelho, Verdelho Tinto

Other grapes

Carao De Moça

Max yield

80 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.5 km south-east of São Vicente

Nearest city

12 km north of Funchal 105,795 people

To the sea

7.2 km

Same latitude

Galilee (Israel), Ramona Valley (United States), Valle de Tecate (Mexico)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–1,748 m

Mean elevation

603 m

Measured over the whole outline on 3,228 elevation cells of about 521 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 53

Sources

EU register of geographical indications