Márcio Lopes

Márcio Lopes is the kind of winemaker who treats a degree in Agricultural Engineering as a starting point rather than a credential. Since launching his own project in 2010 after years alongside Anselmo Mendes in Melgaço and two harvests in Australia, he has built a reputation as one of Portugal's most focused and uncompromising voices , recovering forgotten vineyard plots, working with indigenous grapes, and making wines defined by precision and restraint.

Lopes was born in Porto in 1983. His agricultural studies at the University of Porto (graduating 2006) were shaped by early years spent with his grandparents on the land. He worked alongside Anselmo Mendes from 2005, gaining command of the Alvarinho grape in Melgaço before heading to Rutherglen and Tasmania for two Australian harvests in 2008 and 2009. He launched Márcio Lopes Winemaker in 2010 simultaneously in two regions: Pequenos Rebentos in the Vinho Verde, and Proibido in the Douro Superior. He has since acquired Quinta do Pombal near Vila Nova de Foz Côa and, in 2024, Quinta do Malhó in Ervedosa do Douro.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Márcio Lopes producer profile.

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Márcio Lopes Vinho Rubro 2024, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Márcio Lopes Vinho Rubro 2024
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Márcio Lopes Rosa Sparkling 2024, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Márcio Lopes Rosa Sparkling 2024
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Marcio Lopes Proibido Clarete 2021, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Marcio Lopes Proibido Clarete 2021
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Márcio Lopes Pequenos Rebentos Lote 3 2024, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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