The Monção cooperative tasting room in the town centre pours the Deu-la-Deu and Muralhas de Monção Alvarinho labels, two of the widest-distributed Alvarinho cuvées for value drinkers.
Address: Rua de João de Deus 32, 4950-454 Monção, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Vinho Verde
Anselmo Mendes opens his Quinta da Torre cellar in Moreira for guided tastings of the Muros Antigos, Muros de Melgaço and Curtimenta range that defines the modern Alvarinho reference.
Tasting: Estate visits, Alvarinho-focused flights and the skin-contact Curtimenta tasting
Sogrape's 17th-century Cávado manor estate around Barcelos opens for guided tours of the Loureiro and Pedernã vineyards, ending with a manor-house lunch keyed to the Quinta de Azevedo range.
Tasting: Manor-house estate tour, vineyard walk and Loureiro flights with optional pairing lunch
The Osório family manor at Sabariz in the Cávado sub-region opens for cellar visits and Loureiro-Alvarinho flights, with the premium Reserva as a cellar-door benchmark for the Cávado style.
Tasting: Cellar visits, Loureiro and Alvarinho flights and manor-house lunch pairings
The Esteves Monteiro family estate at Sobrado on the Sousa edge offers vineyard walks and tastings of the organic Espumante Bruto and varietal Vinho Verde range, with a Loja da Quinta on site.
Tasting: Vineyard trail, cellar visit and organic Espumante Bruto plus Vinho Verde flights
The Felgueiras estate runs cellar-door tastings that compare its single-varietal Loureiro, Alvarinho, Avesso and Vinhão side by side, making it a useful one-stop survey of the Vinho Verde grape mosaic.
Tasting: Side-by-side single-varietal Loureiro, Alvarinho, Avesso and Vinhão flights
The Cerdeira family's cellar door at Alvaredo opens the founding Melgaço Alvarinho estate to guided tastings of the Classico, Granit and Primeiras Vinhas range, with a small on-site Soalheiro Wines and Food kitchen.
Tasting: Cellar visits, vertical Alvarinho tastings and Granit single-soil flights
Anselmo Mendes opens his Quinta da Torre cellar in Moreira for guided tastings of the Muros Antigos, Muros de Melgaço and Curtimenta range that defines the modern Alvarinho reference.
Tasting: Estate visits, Alvarinho-focused flights and the skin-contact Curtimenta tasting
