Vinho Verde Fest Viana do Castelo ★ 4.4
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.
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.
Address: Rua da Aveleda 2, 4560-570 Penafiel, Porto, Portugal, Vinho Verde
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.
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.