Monção e Melgaço
Part of a larger regionVinho VerdeMonção e Melgaço lies inside the Vinho Verde wine region and shares its wider climate, rules and history. Open Vinho Verde →The northernmost sub-region of Vinho Verde, along the Minho river on the Spanish border. Hills shelter it from the Atlantic, so it is warmer and drier than the rest of the region. It is the home of Alvarinho.
Grapes recorded here
SourcedWines from Monção e Melgaço
Soalheiro Alvarinho Clássico
WhiteContacto Alvarinho
WhiteForal de Melgaço
WhiteQuinta de Santiago Alvarinho
WhiteQuinta de Santiago Alvarinho & Loureiro
WhiteRegueiro Primitivo
WhiteSoalheiro Granit
WhiteProducers
Soalheiro
A family pioneer in Melgaço that launched one of the first Alvarinho brands of the area in 1982. Known for pure, mineral Alvarinho in many styles, from fresh to oak-aged and sparkling.
Quinta do Regueiro
Est. 1988A family estate in Melgaço that began in 1988 with three hectares of Alvarinho and still focuses on the grape. Its main label is Foral de Melgaço, including an Old Vines bottling.
Quinta de Santiago
Small-production estate in Monção e Melgaço that bottles Alvarinho and estate blends.
Styles from the wider Vinho Verde region
Sources
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- AlvarinhoViniPortugal · Expert trade reference · Tier C · read 2026-08-17