Quinta Varzea da Pedra Obidos Arinto 2021 pinot meunier Some of Terlano’s best vineyards

Some of Terlano’s best vineyards are improbably steep – up to 70% gradient

but in some ways it’s the most remarkable

It has a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins

when Pablo Olabarri Bikandi founded the winery to make elegant

Matthias Hild

Quinta Varzea da Pedra Obidos Arinto 2021 pinot meunier Some of Terlano’s best vineyardsThe countryside north of Lisbon is dotted with small wine regions that all bathe in Atlantic wind and rain. Grapes here generally struggle to ripen and much of the wine is distilled for brandy. However, the area also features hills like the chalky clay Serra de Montejunto, behind which the vineyards of Obids shelter. Tomas and Alberto Emidios organically farmed Quinta Verzea is dedicated to Arinto in this marginally warmer microclimate, where this