Styles / Pico White
White style
Pico White
Pico DOC
Taut, salty, mineral whites from vines growing in volcanic black lava-stone enclosures by the sea. Pico also has a historic fortified style, once exported as far as the Russian imperial court.
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Grapes
Producers
Azores Wine Company
Est. 2014Pico · Açores
Founded by winemaker António Maçanita and partners to revive Pico’s abandoned currais. Its saline whites put the Azores on the international wine map.
Picowines
Madalena, Pico · Açores
The island cooperative behind brands such as Frei Gigante and Terras de Lava, made from growers’ vines in the lava fields.