Two alvarinhos win gold medals in Spain

Two Dona Paterna alvarinhos won gold medals in the Bacchus 2024 international wine competition, which took place in Spain, as announced by the Melgaço company this Friday.

«It is a great pride to see our work recognized. It is proof that we are following a path where quality prevails.”, said producer Carlos Codesso, considering that “each Dona Paterna bottle reflects the care and know-how of all those who have, over the years, collaborated with our brand.”

Produced from the oldest vineyards of the Dona Paterna brand, in Melgaço, planted in 1974, Alvarinho Reserva 2022, which also won gold at the Frankfurt International Trophy 2024, fermented and aged for ten months in French oak casks, followed by a five-month bottle aging in the cellar.

On the market since December 2023, and with a limited number of 1998 bottles, all of them numbered, this reference, 100% alvarinho, is the result of the brand’s continuous investment in new techniques, in symbiosis with traditional techniques, under the guidance and evaluation of the winemaker Fernando Moura. «Alvarinho Reserva Dona Paterna translates and represents the best of our Alvarinho vineyards.», says Carlos Codesso.

Also a gold winner in Spain, the Alvarinho Dona Paterna is considered a classic by the company.

It is a wine that pairs perfectly with seafood, fish dishes or poultry dishes and is also excellent as an aperitif, «and should be drunk between 10-11ºC», recommends Carlos Codesso.

Dona Paterna completes half a century of life this year, it began in 1974, the year in which the first alvarinho plantations began, in one of the most important sub-regions of the Vinhos Verdes Demarcated Region, the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço, namely in Paderne, Melgaço, inspired by his father, Manuel Codesso. 16 years later, in 1990, the Dona Paterna brand was born, when Carlos Codesso launched his first wine on the market, 100% Alvarinho.

Since then, it has invested in different segments, today presenting a vast portfolio, with different profiles, both alvarinho and other varieties, as well as sparkling wines and brandies, but alvarinho continues to be the brand’s ex-libris.