Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Adega de Monção single-variety Alvarinho line Deu La Deu, named for the regional heroine. The cooperative's serious Alvarinho reference.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
The Adega de Monção cooperative's traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling: lime, green apple and lees over a saline close at a co-op price point.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Funky
Skin-contact Alvarinho from Monção: dried apricot, orange peel and wax aromatics with grippy phenolics. Bottled as IGT Minho to clear the DOC stainless-steel-only rules.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Anselmo Mendes everyday Alvarinho and modern Monção e Melgaço reference: citrus, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-granite mineral spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The barrel-fermented Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho from old-vine Melgaço parcels: yellow peach, toasted almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling from Anselmo Mendes, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the wet-granite mineral spine of Monção e Melgaço.
Aphros Daphne
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented old-vine Loureiro from Aphros, Demeter-certified. Lemon curd and honeysuckle over creamy lees with the depth to cellar.
Aphros Silenus
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Aphros' single-variety Vinhão traditional-method sparkling: red cherry, pomegranate and brioche over a saline lift, Demeter-certified biodynamic. The rare native-red sparkling done seriously.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Floral and stone-fruit-driven single-varietal Alvarinho from the Sousa sub-region. Fresh mineral lift and a touch more body than the Loureiro cuvee.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Aveleda's single-variety Alvarinho: lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine. The Castas range done in the noble grape register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Aveleda Solos de Granito: a soil-driven Alvarinho from granite parcels in Monção e Melgaço, with lees weight and a salted granite close. The Solos range explores Aveleda's terroirs.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tri-varietal Vinho Verde blending Loureiro aromatics, Avesso body and Alvarinho mineral lift. Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2023 gold medal.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-variety Alvarinho from Casa de Cello's Quinta de Sanjoanne estate, showing the noble grape from a southern Vinho Verde site.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Casa de Cello blend from the family's Vinho Verde estate at Santa Cruz do Douro on the Baião sub-region edge: Loureiro and Avesso for an aromatic and weighty Vinho Verde.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Casa de Vila Verde's Pluma Alvarinho: single-variety Alvarinho bottled as IGT Minho (the Cavado sub-region sits outside the DOC's Alvarinho zone). Yellow peach and lees weight over a saline frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Casa do Compadre's single-variety Avesso from Arcos de Valdevez: the weightier southern Vinho Verde grape with yellow apple, pear and stony grip.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The premium Alvarinho in the Conde Villar range. More mineral and longer-finishing than Arca Nova, with the same Sousa-region freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Constantino Ramos' serious Lima-valley white Afluente: Loureiro-Arinto blend with extended lees ageing, the small producer's reference cuvée.
Curvos Alvarinho
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Alvarinho from Quinta de Curvos's broader regional footprint. Mineral and stone-fruit driven with the estate's signature freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Mid-tier estate Alvarinho. Floral and stone-fruit-driven with granite minerality and a long, balanced finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Loureiro and Alvarinho blend from a south-facing estate on the left bank of the Lima river, three kilometres south of Viana do Castelo. Atlantic-proximity gives the wine its signature saline lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Loureiro-led blend with 30% Alvarinho. Aromatic and mineral-driven, Mundus Vini Spring 2023 gold medal.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Provam's premium Alvarinho line Portal do Fidalgo: more lees weight and stone-fruit depth than Varanda do Conde.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Provam's cooperative single-variety Alvarinho Varanda do Conde: classic mineral Monção Alvarinho at a co-op price point.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The estate-flagship Alvarinho from Quinta da Aveleda's Monção-sourced fruit. Lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine; the Guedes family premium reference.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Quinta da Lixa's serious single-variety Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço sources. Pouco Comum means 'uncommon' in Portuguese.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Alvarinho from a historic Longos Vales estate. Granite-soil terroir gives this entry-tier bottling mineral depth and length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Quinta de Azevedo's Grande Escolha selection: Loureiro-Alvarinho blend with extended lees ageing, the brand's top-tier Vinho Verde.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-variety Alvarinho from Quinta de Gomariz, bottled as IGT Minho. Lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Quinta de Gomariz's Loureiro Reserva from the Felgueiras-Pousada area: extended lees ageing adds weight to the classic bay-leaf aromatic register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Lourosa's old-vine commemorative cuvée marking the thirtieth anniversary of the estate's first continuous vineyard. Lees weight and lemon peel over the classic Loureiro-Arinto frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Avesso-led mid-tier blend with Trajadura and Arinto. Nicely weighted with bright citrus, intensity and a wet-stone edge, 12 to 15 months on lees in stainless steel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Taut Avesso-led blend with Loureiro. Wet stone and green herb aromatics, focused and saline-edged, nine months on lees in stainless steel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Alvarinho from the high-altitude Celorico de Basto vineyard. Mineral and stone-fruit driven with the estate's signature crisp acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Traditional-method sparkling with fine bubbles, notes of dried fruit and slight citrus. Extended lees ageing gives the brioche autolysis character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Quinta de Santiago's Alvarinho from Mazedo in Monção: lime, white peach and honeysuckle over the classic Monção wet-granite spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Quinta de Santiago's barrel-aged Reserva Alvarinho: yellow peach, almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish, built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The Ameal Escolha selection: a step up from the Classico, extended lees ageing brings lemon curd and lees weight over the bay-leaf Loureiro frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Ameal Loureiro from the Lima sub-region: bay leaf, lemon peel and stone fruit over a mineral spine. The reference single-variety Loureiro since 1990, organic-certified.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Ameal barrel-fermented Loureiro selection: yellow peach, almond and spiced lees over a mineral grip. Built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Avesso from a mountain estate on the right bank of the Douro. Lively citrus and pear aromatics from a granitic terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Traditional-method sparkling blending Avesso body with Arinto acidity. Fine mousse and grapefruit-citrus drive from the granite mountain terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Estate Alvarinho from Coto, Alvaredo, Melgaco, the heart of the Moncao and Melgaco sub-region. Mineral, citrus-driven Vinho Verde with the producer's signature granite spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-varietal Alvarinho from vines averaging 20 years on alluvial gravel and sand soils along the Minho river. Mineral, citrus and stone-fruit driven with no residual sugar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Reserva-tier single-varietal Alvarinho. Mineral and stone-fruit driven, with longer lees ageing than the entry-tier range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Arinto-based traditional-method sparkling from a producer with multi-generational sparkling and old-spirits know-how. Fine mousse, citrus drive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Alvarinho from nine hectares planted at Paderne in the Moncao and Melgaco sub-region. Mineral and citrus-driven with the signature high-altitude granitic acidity of the northernmost Vinho Verde.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Traditional-method sparkling from estate Alvarinho. Fine mousse, citrus drive, autolytic brioche from extended lees ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Soalheiro flagship and reference Melgaço Alvarinho since 1982: lime and white peach over a wet-granite mineral spine, lees weight giving texture without softening the acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Traditional-method 100 percent Alvarinho sparkling, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the saline Melgaço mineral spine; a serious aperitif and Atlantic-seafood bubbly.
Soalheiro Granit
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Granite-soil selection from the Alvaredo home vineyards: more cutting, more linear and more mineral than the Classico, with a stony grip on the finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Soalheiro's traditional-method rosé sparkling: Pinot Noir-Alvarinho blend with wild strawberry and rose petal over a saline lift and creamy mousse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Native-yeast organic Alvarinho with minimal sulfite intervention from the Alvaredo home vineyards. Savoury lees and a stony grip over the classic Soalheiro saline spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Old-vine selection from the original Soalheiro parcels planted by the Cerdeira family: deeper honeyed register and a salted granite finish; the estate's cellar wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented selection from older Alvaredo vines that adds yellow peach, almond and spiced lees to the Soalheiro mineral spine; built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Co-operative Alvarinho from the Via Latina range. Peach and citrus-driven with a touch more weight than the Loureiro and the same approachable price point.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Alvarinho from the estate's plantings outside the historic Moncao and Melgaco sub-region. Mineral and citrus-driven, fresh stone-fruit lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-varietal Avesso, the estate's flagship grape. Lower-acid and richer than Loureiro or Alvarinho, with ripe stone fruit and a fine mineral cut.