Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
The Adega de Monção cooperative flagship Muralhas: Alvarinho-Trajadura blend showing the Monção mineral signature at a co-op price point.
Cuvées
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Aliança's Casal Mendes brand: high-volume off-dry Vinho Verde from the Caves Aliança umbrella, distinct from the eponymous Aliança Vinho Verde label.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Aliança's classic Vinho Verde white from the Bairrada-based Caves Aliança group: low-alcohol, off-dry, light spritz, the entry Vinho Verde sold widely across Portugal.
Aveleda Fonte
4.4
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
The accessible Aveleda Vinho Verde with a touch of residual sugar and a soft spritz. Easy summer drinking from a historic Penafiel estate.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
The high-volume Casal Garcia Vinho Verde white: low-alcohol, light spritz, off-dry frame. The most exported Vinho Verde in the world.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Sogrape's high-volume Gazela Vinho Verde: low-alcohol, off-dry, light spritz. The export-market reference Vinho Verde alongside Casal Garcia.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Quinta da Lixa's classic Vinho Verde blend: Loureiro-Arinto-Trajadura over a racy frame, sold widely as the everyday Vinho Verde.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Quinta de Azevedo's Alvarinho-Trajadura blend: lime, white peach and lemon blossom over a mineral close. A step up in noble-grape character from the standard Loureiro blend.
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 · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
Traditional-method sparkling from the Vercoope cooperative footprint. Citrus and yeast-driven, fine mousse at an approachable price.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Avesso-led entry-tier blend from a 1790-founded Marco de Canaveses estate. Fresh, citrus-driven, classic Vinho Verde spritz.