Local Food, Wine & Regional Products in Melgaço

Alvarinho, Melgaço smoked ham and sausages, lamprey and roast lamb.

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What to Try in the Region

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Alvarinho

The aromatic, mineral white wine of Melgaço and Monção, often considered Portugal's finest white.

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Roast lamb

Lamb roasted in a wood oven with potatoes and rice, a festive dish of the Alto Minho.

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Melgaço smoked ham and sausages

Ham, chouriço and salpicão slowly smoked in the cold mountain air, sold at the local smoked meat fair.

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Minho lamprey

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Lamprey from the Minho river, cooked in its own blood with red wine and served with rice, in season from January to April.