Pico

Pico is an appellation in Portugal across 7 communes.

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

17,497 ha registered outline

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

17.33 × 44.77 km

Centre

38.4972° N, 28.4814° W

Grapes

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

Max yield

50 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

5.9 km south-east of Madalena

Nearest city

1,588 km north-west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 211,359 people

To the sea

6.6 km

Same latitude

Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Fiddletown (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

0–1,719 m

Mean elevation

351 m

Measured over the whole outline on 12,483 elevation cells of about 120 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 7

• Bandeiras
• Candelária
• Criação Velha
• Madalena
• Piedade
• Prainha
• Santa Luzia

Sources

EU register of geographical indications