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ANNEX SUMMARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION NAME OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Tejo CATEGORY OF THE PRODUCT FOR WHICH THE NAME IS PROTECTED Wine APPLICANT Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho, IP 5 Rua Mouzinho da Silveira 1250-165 Lisboa Portugal PROTECTION IN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Order No 445/2009 of 27 April 2009 DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT Analytic characteristics: Wines and semi-sparkling wines entitled to use the Tejo geographical indication must have a minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume of: a) red, white and rosé wine - 11.0 % vol. b) light wine - 9 % vol. Maximum actual alcoholic strength by volume: a) light wine - 10.5 % vol. Total acidity expressed as tartaric acid: a) light wine - 4 gr/l Organoleptic characteristics: From an organoleptic point of view, wines and semi-sparkling wines must meet the appropriate requirements regarding colour, clarity, aroma and taste. White, red and rosé wines must be clear or slightly opaline. It is only permitted that the wine is slightly opaline when in a tank or in some other type of storage, except for wine that is bottled or packed. White wines must be from pale lemon to golden in colour. Red wines must be from ruby to deep red in colour, which with age becomes garnet-brown. Rosé wine must be pink to salmon-like in colour. White wine, red wine and rosé wine must have a young, fruity aroma and taste, which is also floral when the wine is new. With age, the wine develops more complex, tertiary aromas with distinctive organoleptic characteristics, particularly in the structure and in the balance of aromas and taste. CONCISE DEFINITION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA This covers the entire municipality of Azambuja in the Lisbon district, and the whole of the Santarém district, with the exception of the municipality of Ourém. LINK WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA The history of vine-growing in the region is lost in the mists of time, as there were vines in the Tejo region long before Portugal became a nation, as is attested by yellowed papyrus manuscripts from the time of the Romans, who are said to have been the first to introduce vine-growing into this region. In documents issued by such kings as Afonso Henriques, Sancho II and Fernando, to mention just a few, there are many different references to the vines and wines of the Tejo. Fernão Lopes, too, mentioned 'large shipments of wine', saying that 'average yearly exports came to 400 to 500 shiploads and that in one year the figure reached 12 000 barrels of wine'. The high point of the trade in these wines, however, was above all at the end of the first half of the 13th century when exports to England alone reached a figure of nearly 30 000 casks. Vines also played a decisive part in populating the region. Between 1900 and 1960, the population of the mainland increased by some 61 %, with the trend in the Tejo region being on substantially the same lines. However, in the Ribatejo municipalities where most wine-growing took place (Almeirim, Alpiarça, Cartaxo, Chamusca, Coruche, Rio Maior, Salvaterra de Magos and Santarém), population growth in the period in question was some 175 %, and in Almeirim alone the increase was roughly 228 %. The Tagus ('Tejo') is Portugal's principal river, and is also known as the Tagus in Latin. The Tejo region has been recognised as a wine-producing region since the Middle Ages. Ribatejo (which means the 'banks of the Tagus' in Portuguese) is the name of the province, which is why it was chosen 15 years ago to designate the new wine- growing region which had just been created from the merging of a number of sub- regions. Meanwhile, the region underwent considerable improvements, both in the quality of the wines and in the process of vinification, and it was decided to go back to using the name Tejo, the original name of this wine-producing area. The main aim of this change is to highlight the qualities of the region's wines, the tradition behind them and the new ambitions of their producers. The main elevation in the Tejo region is the Serra de Aires e Candeeiros, which separates what are termed the lower and upper Tejo regions and, in hydrographic terms, the River Tagus which, on account of its size and the fact that it is prone to flooding, continues to exert its influence, positively and negatively, on the region's agricultural activity. Vines are nonetheless the crop that is normally the least affected by the floods that occur all the more infrequently thanks to the water flow management carried out by various dams. The region has a moderate climate, with average temperatures of between 15.5º C and 16.5º C, around 2 800 hours of sunshine a year and average annual rainfall of 750 mm, with levels of rainfall being a little higher in the north of the region, specifically in the area of Tomar, and a little lower in the south of the region, specifically in the area of Coruche. The Tejo wine-producing region is situated in the Centro region of Portugal and has a utilised agricultural area of 258 000 ha, which is around 7 % of the national total, and has a forested area of 160 000 ha, close to 17 % of the national total. It has unequalled natural conditions for wine-growing. SPECIFIC RULES CONCERNING LABELLING AND USING (IF ANY) Check on labelling prior to placing on the market. The marking is mandatory on the labelling. CONTROL BODY / CONTROL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE RESPECT OF THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .

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