BRAND QUINTAS DE MELGAÇO®

BRAND QUINTAS DE MELGAÇO®

In 1908, the “Sub-Region of Vinhos Verdes” was demarcated. First step in a process which, given the specificities of vineyard culture and wine types, would culminate in the reservation of the “Alvarinho” designation for Vinho Verde produced in the Melgaço and Monção Sub-Region. Thus being recognized the exceptional uniqueness of this variety. When returned from Brazil, after years of emigration, Amadeu Abílio Lopes brought not only prosperity but a big dream, a will, an idea entertained in years away and longing. Provide conditions for small producers in the region to produce their own wines. With an entrepreneurial spirit, a strong sense of community and gathering the interest of a few hundred producers in the region, he should be the one to lay the roots of what became the Portuguese wine brand QUINTAS DE MELGAÇO®. Today, with more than 430 shareholders, producers in the region, and with the social position of Amadeu Abílio Lopes donated to the municipality of Melgaço, the brand QUINTAS DE MELGAÇO® is a representative and driving force of the region. A true community example of the aggregation of efforts and wills. From the love of the earth, the idea of a man, the strength of a community, a dream of many materialized. Today, the brand continues this dream, doing what it knows best – Alvarinho Wine.