Rota do Alvarinho By Bike ★ 4.4
The Melgaço Câmara Municipal Alvarinho-by-bike route along the Minho river ecopista, with three estate stops mapped from Solar do Alvarinho to Soalheiro and Reguengo.
The 15th-century Feiras Novas of Ponte de Lima each September, with three days of processions, bullfights and Vinho Verde wine stalls along the Lima riverside alameda.
Address: Alameda de São João, 4990-072 Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Vinho Verde
The Melgaço Câmara Municipal Alvarinho-by-bike route along the Minho river ecopista, with three estate stops mapped from Solar do Alvarinho to Soalheiro and Reguengo.
The Aveleda harvest-day programme each September, with grape picking in the Penafiel vineyards, a treading session and a long lunch at the estate's Villa Aveleda dining room.
The CVRVV's Viana do Castelo Vinho Verde Fest each summer, with producer booths along the riverside esplanade, masterclasses on Loureiro and Alvarinho and a tasting passport.
A guided Vinhão tinto verde tasting in central Amarante, with the deeply coloured red poured from white porcelain malgas alongside the local rojões and lamprey rice.
A guided cross-border tasting from Monção over the Minho to Salvaterra de Miño in Galicia, comparing Portuguese Alvarinho with Spanish Albariño on either side of the river.
The Melgaço town-hall Alvarinho and smoked-meats festival each spring, with Solar do Alvarinho tastings, Soalheiro and Anselmo Mendes booths and tastings on the riverside.