Constantino Ramos bottles the Juca Loureiro and Zafirah Vinhao cuvees with minimal added sulfur, hand-picked Lima-valley fruit fermented with native yeasts.
Tip: Drink the Juca Loureiro within a couple of years for the cleanest expression; low-sulfite handling rewards prompt drinking.
Address: Lugar do Outeiro, 4990 Refoios do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, Vinho Verde
Vasco Croft founded Aphros at Casa de Compostela in Refoios do Lima in 2003 and the estate became Demeter-certified biodynamic in 2007. The Loureiro, Vinhao and Phaunus pet-nat range made Aphros the reference Demeter producer of the Lima sub-region.
Tip: Phaunus is the easiest entry to biodynamic Vinho Verde; the still Loureiro and Daphne rose show the certified-biodynamic core of the cellar.
All Aphros parcels at Casa de Compostela in Refoios do Lima are farmed organically and Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2007, the reference organic producer of the Lima sub-region.
Tip: Every Aphros wine is from certified-organic fruit; the Daphne rose and Loureiro are the easiest organic entries.
Constantino Ramos works hand-picked Lima-valley Loureiro and Vinhao with low-intervention organic methods, producing the Afluente, Juca Loureiro and Zafirah cuvees from certified-organic fruit.
Tip: The Juca Loureiro is the easiest organic Lima-valley entry; the small annual production sells through specialist importers.
Quinta do Ameal at Refoios do Lima, acquired by Esporao Group in 2019, is a Loureiro-focused organic estate producing the Loureiro, Escolha and Bico Amarelo cuvees from certified-organic Lima-valley parcels.
Tip: The Loureiro Escolha is the cellar's barrel-aged flagship; the standard Loureiro is the easiest organic entry to the Lima.
Vasco Croft founded Aphros at Casa de Compostela in Refoios do Lima in 2003 and the estate became Demeter-certified biodynamic in 2007. The Loureiro, Vinhao and Phaunus pet-nat range made Aphros the reference Demeter producer of the Lima sub-region.
Tip: Phaunus is the easiest entry to biodynamic Vinho Verde; the still Loureiro and Daphne rose show the certified-biodynamic core of the cellar.
Soalheiro at Alvaredo has converted significant parcels to organic and biodynamic practice, producing the dedicated Nature and Terramatter organic Alvarinho cuvees from granite-soil parcels in Melgaco.
Tip: The Nature Alvarinho Bio and Terramatter Alvarinho Bio are the cellar's certified-organic and practising-biodynamic flagships.
All Aphros parcels at Casa de Compostela in Refoios do Lima are farmed organically and Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2007, the reference organic producer of the Lima sub-region.
Tip: Every Aphros wine is from certified-organic fruit; the Daphne rose and Loureiro are the easiest organic entries.
Soalheiro produces the dedicated Nature Alvarinho Bio and Terramatter Alvarinho Bio cuvees from certified-organic granite parcels in Melgaco, the reference organic Alvarinho project.
Tip: Look for the back-label organic logo on Nature and Terramatter; both are the cellar's certified-organic Alvarinho bottles.
Constantino Ramos works hand-picked Lima-valley Loureiro and Vinhao with low-intervention organic methods, producing the Afluente, Juca Loureiro and Zafirah cuvees from certified-organic fruit.
Tip: The Juca Loureiro is the easiest organic Lima-valley entry; the small annual production sells through specialist importers.
Quinta do Ameal at Refoios do Lima, acquired by Esporao Group in 2019, is a Loureiro-focused organic estate producing the Loureiro, Escolha and Bico Amarelo cuvees from certified-organic Lima-valley parcels.
Tip: The Loureiro Escolha is the cellar's barrel-aged flagship; the standard Loureiro is the easiest organic entry to the Lima.
