A Border That Unites: Alto Minho and Galicia as a Shared Cultural Landscape
Between Alto Minho and Galicia: a living cultural border Between Alto Minho and Galicia there is a clear political border, but a surprisingly permeable cultural border. Anyone who travels around this territory carefully will quickly realise that the River Miño doesn't...
Alvarinho: the spirit and soul of a territory
A grape variety in dialogue with its territory A grape variety in its territory: that's what we're trying to tell here. Alvarinho on the banks and slopes of the River Minho. Not everywhere - because refinement is, by nature, capricious. And so is this variety. Before going any further,...
Monção and Melgaço + Rías Baixas: A Journey of Discovery
Scenario 1 – The complete journey, from Monção and Melgaço to the Rías Baixas Suppose you arrive in Monção or Melgaço from Porto airport, or from anywhere else in Portugal. Settle in and relax. The next day, set off with us to discover this magnificent sub-region...
Alvarinho: A Grape Without Borders
The cradle of Alvarinho The territory of Alvarinho wine is the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, the Galician Rías Baixas and Monção & Melgaço in the Vinho Verde region. Here we don't really care which side of the border it came from first, whether it was the Cistercian monks who brought this...
