Charcuterie in Vinho Verde

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Anselmo Mendes' Minho red Pardusco: native Vinhão-Pedral blend with sour cherry and wild-herb register. The serious tinto verde reading from the Alvarinho master.

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.

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 · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Biodynamic Vinhão from Refoios do Lima: deep ink-purple, light-bodied, racy red-fruit register. The native tinto verde tradition done seriously.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Niepoort's reading of the native tinto verde: inky purple, light-bodied, racy. The Vinhão half of the Docil pair.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Funky

Aphros' ancestral-method Loureiro Pet-Nat under the Phaunus label, Demeter-certified. Cloudy, yeasty, low-intervention; built for thirst not contemplation.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky

Low-intervention biodynamic Vinhão from Aphros under the Phaunus label: whole-cluster fermentation, no fining, minimal sulfites. Native tinto verde at its most expressive.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Traditional-method Loureiro-Arinto sparkling from Quinta de Gomariz: green apple, lemon zest and white flowers over a saline close.

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.

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 · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Refreshing

Light, low-alcohol red Vinho Verde from Vinhao. Tart cherry and violet aromatics with a soft spritz, best served chilled, the classic Minho summer red.