Minho River Crossing to Salvaterra ★ 4.3
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.
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.
Address: Rua 31 de Janeiro, 4600-043 Amarante, Porto, Portugal, Vinho Verde
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.
The Soalheiro harvest experience each August across the Cerdeira family's Alvaredo parcels, with hands-on picking, a winery tour and a Granit Alvarinho lunch in the cellar.
Vasco Croft's guided biodynamic walk through the Demeter-certified vineyards at Casa de Compostela, with cellar tasting of the Loureiro and Phaunus pet-nat range.
A garden picnic experience in the 19th-century romantic gardens at Quinta da Aveleda, with a tasting basket of Aveleda Loureiro, Alvarinho and the Solos de Granito cuvée.
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.