Engarrafado
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Sources & method

Two voices, clearly marked

Engarrafado joins two projects. One is a practical guide with our own notes, taste scores and prices. The other is a research archive in which every fact names the source it came from. Both appear side by side, and each is labelled.

Our guideOur own writing and judgement: descriptions, serving advice, the 1–5 taste profile (body, acidity, tannin, aroma), typical prices and the value score. Useful, but an opinion.
SourcedFrom the research archive. Each fact carries a small number that points to the source list at the foot of the page. 978 facts are traced to 152 sources so far.
DisputedWhere good sources disagree, the archive keeps the disagreement visible instead of quietly picking a side. Entries taken from producers’ own material that still await editorial review are noted on the page.

How sourced scores work

Vine and wine traits use the archive’s PWA-TRAIT-1.0 scale. A score from 1 to 5 describes the amount or timing of one characteristic, mapped from the exact wording of the cited source, which is quoted beside it. It is not a quality rating, and scores are never combined into one number. For heat and drought tolerance, higher means more tolerant. For disease, higher means more susceptible. A missing score means no source has been found, not that the value is low.

  1. 1Very low or very early
  2. 2Low or early
  3. 3Medium or mid-season
  4. 4High or late
  5. 5Very high or very late

Rarity bands (widespread, localised, rare, very rare) follow the archive’s PWA-RARITY-1.0 method, based on official planting statistics where they exist. Our own taste profile is a separate, editorial scale and is always shown under its own heading.

Tier A 22 sources

Direct or controlling authority: the national variety list, legislation, official statistics, DNA parentage studies.

Tier B 14 sources

Authoritative technical synthesis: regional wine commissions and their technical catalogues.

Tier C 116 sources

First-party or expert description: producers’ own sites and technical sheets, expert trade references.