White grape · also Pedernã
Portugal's great keeper of acidity.
Aromas
Lemon, green apple, flint, saline
Structure
Crisp, high acidity
Ageing
5–15 years
Grown across the country, Arinto holds its acidity even in hot climates. Its home is Bucelas near Lisbon, where it makes lemony, long-lived whites.
Bucelas whites, blends, sparkling.
Grilled fish, clams Bulhão Pato, goat cheese.
Alentejo
Évora · Est. 1776 (Jesuit cellars)
In 16th-century Jesuit cellars beside a Carthusian monastery — the house of Pêra-Manca, Alentejo's most coveted red.
Alentejo
Albernoa, Beja · Est. 1998
A Relais & Châteaux country house on 450 hectares, with horse riding, a celebrated restaurant and its own organic wines.
Vinho Verde · Monção & Melgaço
Penafiel · Est. 1671
A romantic family manor with follies, ponds and garden pavilions, guardian of five centuries of Vinho Verde tradition.
Lisboa & Colares
Aldeia Galega, Alenquer · Est. 16th century
A family-run historic quinta where winemaker Sandra Tavares da Silva crafts some of Lisbon's most refined wines.
Setúbal Peninsula
Comporta, Alcácer do Sal · Est. 1836 (estate)
Sand-grown vines between rice paddies, pine forest and wild Atlantic beaches — Portugal's most coveted coastal retreat.
Alentejo
Monsaraz · Est. 19th century (estate), restored 2016
A 200-year-old farm village restored by Souto de Moura into one of Europe's most celebrated rural hotels, with its own wines.