Wine region
Madeirense
Madeirense is a wine region in Portugal, home to 3 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.
On this page
Madeirense's 3 wineries make roughly equal red and rose wine.
About the Madeirense region
- Location
- The Madeirense PDO production area is the Autonomous Region of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Climate
- Madeirense vineyards experience strong local microclimates created by altitude and exposure, with low temperature ranges through the growing cycle and generally mild temperatures during ripening.
- Soils
- Madeirense PDO vineyards are planted predominantly on low-pH soils of basaltic origin.
Region facts sourced from European Commission eAmbrosia, Madeirense, file PDO-PT-A0039, attachment 11115. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents).
Wine profile
Madeirense is roughly split, making substantial red (33%) and rose (33%) wine.
6 distinct Madeirense wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- Red2 · 33%
- Rose2 · 33%
- White2 · 33%
Types: Still.
Representative Madeirense wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Ilha — Tinta Negra
- Ilha — Blanc de Noirs
- Barbeito — Verdelho
- Atlantis — Tinta Negra Rose
- Atlantis — Reserva Verdelho
- Ilha — Tinta Negra Rose
Portugal wine designations
- DO
- DO is Portugal’s official category for wines protected as a European Union DOP and governed by a registered product specification.
- VR
- Vinho Regional is the Portuguese regional-wine term associated with a European Union IGP and governed by a registered product specification.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Madeirense?
- The Madeirense PDO production area is the Autonomous Region of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean.
- What do the designation terms on Madeirense wines mean?
- DO: DO is Portugal’s official category for wines protected as a European Union DOP and governed by a registered product specification. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Madeirense?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Madeirense wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Madeirense?
- The current regional catalogue contains 6 linked wines from 3 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.