Perched above the Dão River that snakes its way through granite valleys, Adega de Penalva is one of the leading cooperatives in the area. The group boasts around a thousand member growers, but it's important to note that the average holding per member amounts to barely over a hectare. Encruzado is one of the top white wines of Portugual; Malvasia is typically seen in fortied Madeira wines, but when made into a table wine style it is highly aromatic (think florals); Cerceal (not to be confused with Sercial Madeira) is a rare Portugues grape and a fun blending partner lending savory minerality. Organic

Maintaining agricultural systems without the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin, and without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides

practices.