Dão, Where Granite Teaches and Elegance Returns

Dão’s elegance isn’t a slogan: it rises from granite soils, altitude and a century-long story of demarcation, cooperative control and late-1970s liberalisation. From Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro to Tinta Roriz and Jaen, plus quietly brilliant Encruzado whites, this sheltered inland region is speaking again—measured, precise, and modern.