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Innovation that becomes tradition.

11/2025

Thirty years ago, in 1995, we created the first Alvarinho sparkling wine, an innovation that became a tradition in Monção and Melgaço and in neighboring Galicia.

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Soalheiro's Family Classic

02/2025

A wine with a unique history that represents the family viticulture of Alvarinho in Monção and Melgaço, having been born in a family garage and today being the fruit of many, the Soalheiro family.

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Soalheiro Primeiras Vinhas, a wine that tells a 50-year story.

07/2024

It was in 1974 that the Cerdeira family planted the first continuous Alvarinho vineyard in Melgaço, on a plot called Soalheiro. Primeiras Vinhas was born in this vineyard in 2006, and the new vintage is a commemorative edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the planting of the first vineyard.

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From the mountain to the river: Soalheiro's quest for the diversity of Alvarinho wine in Monção and Melgaço.

04/2024

The launch of Soalheiro Cota 27 brings a new dimension to the Soalheiro Alvarinho family: in contrast to Soalheiro Granit, which was born in 2015 on the mountain slopes at an altitude of around 400 meters, the new Soalheiro Cota 27 is born next to the Minho River, in the lower elevations of the Monção and Melgaço valley.

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The Classic Born from a Patchwork Quilt

03/2024

The 2023 harvest of Soalheiro Clássico has arrived, a symbol of family viticulture in Monção and Melgaço, and this year it is the result of the earliest Alvarinho harvests ever at Soalheiro.

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Celebrating summer with Soalheiro's sparkling wines

01/08/2023

This summer is celebrated with a toast – or rather, with many toasts. The long, hot days call for the varied company of Soalheiro's Alvarinho sparkling wines – an innovation that has gone beyond tradition in the rich territory of Monção and Melgaço.

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An unusual blend for this summer: Soalheiro Mineral Rosé

26/07/2023

Mineral Rosé is Ensolarado's freshest new offering for this summer. Linked to wine for over four decades, the first Alvarinho brand in Melgaço continues to reinvent tradition. The new 2022 vintage proves this: that a great family is not only made up of classics, but also of new bets and unexpected combinations.

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'Primeiras Vinhas', an icon of Soalheiro and a driving force for the preservation of old Alvarinho vines.

21/06/2023

The 'Primeiras Vinhas' (First Vineyards) of Soalheiro originated from the first vineyard planted by the family in 1974, on a plot called Soalheiro – which would give its name to the brand. Almost five decades later, these vines represent the Soalheiro spirit of continuing to innovate from the same territory as always.

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A large family isn't just made up of classics.

08/02/2023

From the 'Innovation Cellar' of Soalheiro come three new wines, all with Alvarinho as a common denominator, and following the principle of amplifying in the cellar what the territory offers.

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The Classic sharpens the ingenuity: the new vintage of Soalheiro has arrived and presents three new features.

08/02/2023

The new vintage of Soalheiro Clássico has arrived, the Alvarinho that was born 40 years ago from a passion for the vineyard and a deep desire to innovate and enhance the land. With great elegance and aromatic freshness, intense flavor, and extraordinary potential for aging in the bottle, Soalheiro reinforces, with the 2022 vintage, its faithful, versatile, and timeless profile.