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Located in the center of Portugal, the region has undeniable natural conditions for the development of agricultural, forestry and livestock activities. The history of Tagus viticulture is lost in time, but the peak of trade in these wines was mainly in the 13th century, at the end of its first half, which reached almost 30,000 barrels for England alone.
The vineyard also played a leading role in the colonization of the Region. Between 1900 and 1960, the continent's population increased by around 61%, with the Region experiencing roughly the same evolution.

The main orographic accident is the Serra de Aires e Candeeiros, delimiting what we can call the Middle Tejo and Lezíria do Tejo and in hydrographic terms the Tagus River; the climate in this region is temperate south mediterranean, influenced by the Tagus river that runs through it, with an annual rainfall of around 500-600 mm.

We can find in this Region three distinct production zones, known as "O CAMPO", "O BAIRRO" and "CHARNECA".

THE CAMPO, with its extensive plains, adjacent to the Tagus River, is also known as the LEZÍRIA DO TEJO; it is subject to periodic flooding, which, if it causes some inconvenience, is also responsible for the high fertility rates that those alluvial soils have. It is, par excellence, the area of white wines, where the Fernão Pires variety is queen.

The NEIGHBORHOOD, located between the Tagus Valley and the foothills of the Porto de Mós, Candeeiros and Montejunto massifs, with clayey-limestone soils in soft undulations, is the ideal area for red grape varieties, namely Castelão and Trincadeira.

CHARNECA, located south of CAMPO, on the left bank of the Tagus River, has sandy and moderately fertile soils, and if on the one hand it determines yields below the average for the Region, on the other hand it induces a thinning, both of wines whites or red wines.