The best wines of Vinho Verde

Discover the best wines of Vinho Verde of Minho as well as the best winemakers of Vinho Verde and estates of Vinho Verde to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Vinho Verde and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Vinho Verde by region

Looking for a good wine of Vinho Verde of Minho among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Vinho Verde. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Vinho Verde with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Vinho Verde

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Want to buy a red wine of Vinho Verde cheap or sell a red wine of Vinho Verde at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Vinho Verde

Red wines from the region of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), pasta with merguez or real paella recipe from valencia.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Vinho Verde

On the nose the red wine of the region of Vinho Verde. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Vinho Verde. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Vinho Verde

  • 2020With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 1982With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Vinho Verde

  • Vinhão
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Loureiro
  • Souzao
  • Alvarelhao
  • Alvarinho

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Vinho Verde

A wine route planned in the region of Vinho Verde? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Vinho Verde.

Discovering the wine region of Vinho Verde

The wine region of Vinho Verde is located in the region of Minho of Portugal. We currently count 535 estates and châteaux in the of Vinho Verde, producing 1615 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Vinho Verde

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Vinho Verde

White wines from the region of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of norman mussels with cider, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or apple chips.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Vinho Verde

On the nose the white wine of the region of Vinho Verde. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, hay or cream and sometimes also flavors of quince, butter or earthy. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Vinho Verde. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Vinho Verde

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Vinho Verde

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Loureiro
  • Trajadura
  • Alvarinho
  • Azal
  • Azal Branco

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Vinho Verde

A wine route planned in the region of Vinho Verde? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Vinho Verde.

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Great sparkling wines of Vinho Verde

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Vinho Verde

Sparkling wines from the region of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Vinho Verde

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Vinho Verde. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Vinho Verde

  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Vinho Verde

  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Treixadura
  • Espadeiro

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Vinho Verde

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The word of the wine: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

Great pink wines of Vinho Verde

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Vinho Verde

Pink wines from the region of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or veal such as recipes of pasta bolognese, stuffed pumpkin or festive chinese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Vinho Verde

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Vinho Verde. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Vinho Verde

  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Vinho Verde

  • Espadeiro
  • Vinhão
  • Loureiro
  • Aragonez
  • Pederna
  • Souzao

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Vinho Verde

A wine route planned in the region of Vinho Verde? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Vinho Verde.

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

Great sweet wines of Vinho Verde

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Vinho Verde

Sweet wines from the region of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chinese fondue, vegan leek and tofu quiche or seed crackers.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Vinho Verde

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Vinho Verde. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or lemon. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Vinho Verde. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Vinho Verde

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Vinho Verde

  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Avesso
  • Trajadura
  • Azal Branco
  • Arinto de Bucelas

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Vinho Verde

A wine route planned in the region of Vinho Verde? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Vinho Verde.

The word of the wine: Braucol

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News from the vineyard of Vinho Verde

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St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A

St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...

Napa Valley’s Shafer Vineyards sold to Korean group Shinsegae

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