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MORE WINE · LESS FUSS

Here you learn wine without fear of getting it wrong.

Guides with their sources cited, a search that understands your question, and zero sommelier-speak. Independent since 2012.

Start from scratch, no judgment

New · for cellar members only

The house reads the label from a photo

Snap the bottle and the house tells you what wine it is. And your phone lets you know when someone replies to you or cheers you. Free for cellar members.

Snap the label

New · Festinha · The party calculator

How many bottles for your party?

How many people are drinking, what’s on the menu, how much you want to spend. The house does the math, suggests the wines and splits the total.

Do the math

New · Taça em Tela

Films to watch with a glass in hand

12 films, documentaries and series where wine is a character: what each one teaches and the house bottle to open while you watch.

See the films

Search · over 23,000 labels

What wine is this?

The name on the label in your hand, or just say it your way: “Chilean red under R$ 60”, “white for hot weather”, “what goes with barbecue”.

Search for a wine

New · Carta de Vinho · Rio de Janeiro

The restaurant's list before you sit down

Rio's restaurant wine lists, complete, with glass and bottle prices. Search by neighbourhood, grape or price before you leave home.

See the lists

Guide · Level 2

The grapes and the regions

Twelve grapes and ten regions, each with a page of its own: where each wine comes from, what it’s like in the glass and what it goes with.

The grapes The regions

The Garimpo · what the house drank

A good find, price checked

Bottles the house drank and approved, with the price range and the date it was checked. Our opinion is not for sale.

See the Garimpo

23,000labels in the searchSearch for a wine → …wine findsSee the finds → 56regions · 8 itinerariesOpen the map → 1 photoand we read the labelWhich wine is this? → No. ·Label of the DayPlay today’s →

Open Bottle · from the table

What the table opened

The bottle the table opened, with a photo and a line all its own. No tasting notes copied from the label, no snobbery.

I opened a bottle See them all →

New: your cellar fits in your pocket. Install Vinhozinho as an app on your phone and the bottle goes straight in through the camera, even with no signal. How to install

Mesa da Semana · have your say

The question of the week

One question a week, asked by the house. Anyone with a cellar can reply; every reply earns points, and the best one of the month goes into Contrarrótulo.

New · Free · No sign-up

What wine is this?

Type the label you’re holding — or just say what you’re going to eat.

I’m having meat fish pasta cheese

Party or gift · the house sorts it out

The party math, the wine to give

Festinha · The party calculatorHow many bottles for your party?

Say how many people are drinking, what’s on the menu and how much you want to spend: the house does the math and suggests the wines.

New · Gift a WineWhich wine to give as a gift?

Tell us who it’s for, how much they know about wine and how much you want to spend: the house picks the bottle and writes the card.

House games · something new every day

One label a day, one palate per person

Daily gameThe Label of the Day

Six clues, one label hidden among 1,000. Got it? Send your result. Missed it? There’s a new one tomorrow.

QuizYour palate in 8 questions

Three bottles that suit you, picked from the house’s own list, with the reason behind each one.

Taça em Tela · wine on screen

12 films to watch with a glass in hand

From Sideways to Somm: films, documentaries and series where wine is a character. Each one with what it teaches and the house bottle to open while you watch.

See the films

The editorial heart

No-Fuss Guide

Nº 1How to read a label without the struggle

Vintage, grape, region, and what you can ignore guilt-free.

Nº 2Vinho de mesa (table wine), fino, frisante: what the law says

Brazil’s wine categories translated, straight from the law.

Nº 3DOC, DOCG, Grand Cru, no mystery

Those scary acronyms are just the wine’s ID card.

Nº 4“Wine is good for the heart” — is it?

What recent science really says. An honest spoiler.

Nº 5Wine pairing is a suggestion, not a law

The house manifesto: liked it? Then go ahead.

Nº 7Dry or sweet wine?

The difference is sugar, and the law says how much. Brut and demi-sec in the same basket.

Nº 8How long does open wine last?

From 1 day to 3 weeks, and the fridge decides. Reds included.

Nº 6Alcohol-free wine: the forbidden name

How it’s made, when it’s worth it, and why the label can’t say so in Brazil.

Eight more guides: temperature, tannin, Reserva, perlage, calories, the supermarket, opening the bottle and chilling it fast →

Level 2, to go further: the 12 grapes and the 10 regions, each with its own page →

The Garimpo · what the house drank

The house’s latest Garimpo

THE GARIMPO

Opening the Garimpo…

See all the finds →

Label translator

No-Fuss Glossary

100 terms, each in one honest line. Try it right here:

See the 100 terms + download the Pocket Guide in PDF →

Join in · those who drink together learn together

The table is set.

Everyone starts as a Rolha (cork) and climbs by taking part: points for checking in, never for spending.

Taça badge — **TAÇA**already seated at the table

Reserva badge — **RESERVA**time in the house

Gran Reserva badge — **GRAN RESERVA**keeper of the cellar

Grand Cru badge — **GRAND CRU**legend of the house

Create my cellar

The menu stops being a game of roulette

Carta de Vinho: no more cold sweats.

Real restaurant wine lists, photographed by whoever paid the bill. Fair price or daylight robbery? The community weighs in — and a brave restaurant earns a badge.