Wine in cinfaes, Vinho Verde

Casa de Cello ★ 4.4

The Madeira family runs Casa de Cello with its Quinta de Sanjoanne estate in Baião, working the warmer southeast of Vinho Verde with an emphasis on Avesso and a single-vineyard Alvarinho from the Sanjoanne parcels.

Tasting: Estate tastings and Avesso-focused flights at Quinta de Sanjoanne by reservation.

Signature wines: casa-de-cello-sanjoanne-branco, casa-de-cello-sanjoanne-avesso, casa-de-cello-vinho-verde

Tip: Avesso shows full body and stone fruit at Sanjoanne; pair the Branco with bacalhau lavrador.

Quinta de Sanjoanne ★ 4.4

The Casa de Cello estate flagship in Baião, working a single-vineyard Avesso and a Sanjoanne Branco on granite slopes between the Douro and the Tâmega.

Tasting: Estate tastings at the Sanjoanne parcels by reservation through Casa de Cello.

Signature wines: quinta-de-sanjoanne-avesso, quinta-de-sanjoanne-branco

Tip: The Sanjoanne Branco is one of the best comparisons of Baião Avesso to its Monção Alvarinho cousin.

Casa de Cello at Quinta de Sanjoanne ★ 4.4

The Madeira family's Quinta de Sanjoanne estate in Baião opens for tastings of the Avesso-led Sanjoanne range, with the warmer southeast of Vinho Verde showing in fuller, stone-fruit-driven whites.

Tasting: Single-vineyard Avesso tastings and Sanjoanne Branco flights