Lisbon's Top Wines of 2025 Revealed: From Crisp Whites to Rich Reds

If you're a wine lover, there are at least ten wines you'll want to try immediately. These are the winners from each category of the Lisbon Wine Competition, which announced its jury's selections last Friday in Torres Vedras. The competition evaluated over 150 references from Lisbon's wine region and awarded 45 medals, including four Grand Gold Medals and seven Silver Medals.

DR | The winners of the Lisbon Wine Competition 2025

Wines generating the most interest include the Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva Branco, AdegaMãe Terroir 2016, and Romeira Rosé 2024, but the competition also featured generous wines, wine spirits, sparkling wines, and arintos. For four key categories (red, white, arinto, and light), a top-5 ranking was also released. Producers like Adega da Vermelha, Cerrado da Porta, and Casa Santos Lima appeared multiple times across these lists.

Carlos Fonseca from the organizing committee, the Lisbon Regional Wine Commission, stated in a press release: "This competition once again positions and values the quality, consistency, diversity, and identity of Lisbon Wines, one of Portugal's great regions, expressing a unique Atlantic character increasingly recognized in Portugal and key export markets."

Best Lisbon Wines by Category

Best White & Gold Medal Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva Branco 2021 (Adega da Vermelha)

Best Red & Gold Medal AdegaMãe Terroir 2016 (AdegaMãe)

Best Rosé & Silver Medal Romeira Rosé 2024 (Enoport)

Best Arinto & Gold Medal Quinta do Lagar Novo Arinto 2019 (TAG Wine)

Best Vital & Gold Medal Empatia Superior Vital 2023 (Adega Cooperativa da Labrugeira)

Best Light Lisbon Azulejo Branco 2024 (Casa Santos Lima)

Best Sparkling & Gold Medal Quinta Cerrado da Porta Grande Reserva Arinto 2015 (Cerrado da Porta)

Best Generous Wine & Grand Gold Medal Villa Oeiras Superior Branco DOP Carcavelos (Município de Oeiras)

Best Late Harvest & Gold Medal Quinta das Marés by Santa Bárbara 2021 (Pedro Luís da Câmara Santa Bárbara)

Best Wine Spirit & Grand Gold Medal Clássica 32.ª Série Aguardente DOC Lourinhã XO (Adega Cooperativa da Lourinhã)

Top-5 in Main Categories

Whites

1. Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva 2021 (Adega da Vermelha)
2. Coragem Chardonnay 2024 (Vidigal Wines)
3. Carlota a Imperatriz Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (QVBFG – Sociedade de Vinhos da Estremadura)
4. Quinta das Cerejeiras Grande Reserva 2022 (Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal)
5. Corrieira Juntos, Arinto Chardonnay, 2023 (Quinta da Corrieira Grande)

Reds

1. AdegaMãe Terroir 2016 (AdegaMãe)
2. Vinhas do Lasso Garrafeira 2013 (Quinta do Pinto)
3. Peripécia Merlot 2020 (Cerrado da Porta)
4. Troviscal Grande Reserva 2018 (Cerrado da Porta)
5. Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva 2019 (Adega Cooperativa da Vermelha)

Arintos

1. Quinta do Lagar Novo 2019 (TAG Wine)
2. Carlota a Imperatriz 2021 (QVFB Sociedade de Vinhos da Estremadura)
3. CH by Chocapalha 2021 (Casa Agrícola das Mimosas)
4. Casa Santos Lima Oak Aged 6 Months 2023 (Casa Santos Lima)
5. Casa Santos Lima 2023 (Casa Santos Lima)

Light

1. Azulejo Branco 2024 (Casa Santos Lima)
2. Mirante Branco (Adega Cooperativa da Carvoeira)
3. Azulejo Rosé 2024 (Casa Santos Lima)
4. Solar da Marquesa Branco 2024 (Casa Agrícola Horácio Nicolau)
5. Félix Rocha Branco 2023 (Félix Rocha)

Best Wines by Medal Type

Grand Gold Medal

• Generous Wines: Villa Oeiras Superior Branco DOC Carcavelos (Best Generous Wine), Villa Oeiras 12 Anos DOC Carcavelos 2010
• Wine Spirits: Clássica 32.ª Série Aguardente DOC Lourinhã XO (Best Wine Spirit), Matriz Aguardente DOC Lourinhã XO

Gold Medal

• White Wines: Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva 2021 (Best White), Coragem Chardonnay 2024, Carlota a Imperatriz Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Quinta das Cerejeiras Grande Reserva 2022, Corrieira Juntos Arinto Chardonnay 2023, Adega D’Arrocha Reserva Fernão Pires 2023, Quinta do Gradil Reserva Branco 2018, Carlota a Imperatriz Fernão Pires 2024, Quinta do Lagar Novo 2019 (Best Arinto), Carlota a Imperatriz Arinto 2021, CH by Chocapalha Arinto 2021, Casa Santos Lima Arinto Oak Aged 6 Months 2023, Empatia Superior Vital 2023 (Best Vital), Adega D’Arrocha Grande Escolha Vital 2023
• Red Wines: AdegaMãe Terroir 2016 (Best Red), Vinhas do Lasso Garrafeira 2013, Peripécia Merlot 2020, Troviscal Grande Reserva 2018, Adega da Vermelha Grande Reserva 2019, Quinta do Pinto Reserva Touriga Nacional 2019, Quinta de Chocapalha Tinto 2020, AdegaMãe Castelão 2021, Reserva das Cortes Reserva Tinto 2021, Brutalis Tinto 2020, Marquês de Lisboa Alicante Bouschet 2023, Chocapalha Vinha Mãe Tinto 2019, Coragem Touriga Nacional 2021
• Sparkling Wines: Quinta Cerrado da Porta Grande Reserva Arinto 2015 (Best Sparkling), Quinta Cerrado da Porta Grande Reserva Chardonnay 2019, Adega de São Mamede Reserva Branco 2022
• Late Harvests: Quinta das Marés by Santa Bárbara 2021 (Best Late Harvest)
• Generous Wines: Villa Oeiras 7 anos DOC Carcavelos
• Spirits: Quinta do Rol VSOP Aguardente DOC Lourinhã

Silver Medal Romeira 2024 (Best Rosé), Rua da Betesga Reserva Tinto 2020, Talismã Reserva Branco 2024, Casa Santos Lima Oak Aged 6 Months Chardonnay 2024, Colossal Chardonnay 2024, Casa Santos Lima Arinto 2023, Félix Rocha Arinto Reserva 2021