Vinhão
Undoubtedly of Minho origins, Vinhão is now the most popular and planted red grape in the Vinho Verde Region, although it is more expressive in the Lima, Ave, and Basto sub-regions, in the latter case, enhanced by the Tâmega valley and its large annual temperature variations, allowing for a considerable exploitation of its potential. Also known as Sousão, especially in the Douro Valley, where it is used to add color to some Port wines, Vinhão produces wines with high acidity, vinous, full-bodied, and intense red color, opaque to light.
