Vinho Verde
Portugal's green north: light, fresh and made to drink young.
Vinho Verde means "green wine", but the name refers to youth rather than colour: the wine is made to be drunk fresh, within a year or so of the harvest. The region covers the lush Minho in Portugal's northwest and is the country's largest DOC. The style most people know is a light, low-alcohol, sometimes faintly spritzy white. The real quality lies in single-variety wines — above all Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço, right on the Spanish border and the same grape as Albariño just across the river in Rías Baixas.
Grapes grown here 3
What the region makes
Light and crisp, often with a slight prickle; frequently around 9–11% alcohol.
Richer, more structured single-variety wines that can age.
A deep, tart, traditional red, drunk locally with rich food.
Worth knowing
The "green" in Vinho Verde means young, not green in colour.
Vinho Verde is Portugal's largest DOC.
Try this region if you like light, fresh, low-alcohol whites.
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