How do you pronounce Vinhão?

Vinhão is pronounced veen-YOWN.

Where does Vinhão come from?

Vinhão grows in Vinho Verde, Portugal.

What does Vinhão taste like?

Expect blackberry, black pepper, wet earth, sour cherry. Closest familiar reference: Syrah's ink and pepper with the acid snap of a wine half its color, served cold.

What wine is Vinhão similar to?

If you usually drink Syrah, Vinhão is the underdog swap to try. Other lesser-known grapes in the same style: Mondeuse, Grignolino, Blaufränkisch.

Vinhão — Underdog Grape Guide

Tasting profile: Near-opaque purple in the glass, all blackberry and black pepper up front, then a sour-cherry acidity that scrubs everything clean.
Where it grows: Vinho Verde, Portugal
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The region

Vinho Verde, Portugal

If you like

Syrah

Wines like Vinhão

Mondeuse Grignolino Blaufränkisch Bobal

Vinhão: common questions

What wine is Vinhão similar to?: If you usually drink Syrah, Vinhão is the underdog swap to try. Other lesser-known grapes in the same style: Mondeuse, Grignolino, Blaufränkisch.

Read the deep diveVinhão: The Inky, Sour Red Portugal Barely Lets Out of the Country

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