AB Valley Wines (AB – Valley Wines, Lda, NIF 513859454) is an Amarante Vinho Verde producer founded in 2016 by the winemaker António Sousa and Bernardo Lencastre. Its Semente Avesso Orange has been in Systembolaget’s fixed assortment since 1 December 2023 (art. 200901, SEK 129) through Anora Sweden AB and sold 26,833 litres in Sweden in 2025. In Norway, its Atlântimor Alvarinho is in Vinmonopolet’s order range.
AB – Valley Wines, Lda (NIF 513859454) was incorporated on 15 March 2016 and is registered at Travessa de Eirastos 167, Amarante, with €180,000 of share capital. Its activity codes cover still wine (CAE 11021), sparkling wine, spirits and alcoholic-beverage wholesale. UK importers describe it as the project of the winemaker António Sousa and Bernardo Lencastre, set up to make wines from the native varieties of the Amarante sub-region of Vinho Verde. Its labels include the Semente range, sold in the UK as Semente Alvarinho.
Its main Nordic business is in Sweden. Systembolaget put Semente Avesso Orange, a 12.5% skin-fermented white made only from Avesso, into its fixed assortment on 1 December 2023 (art. 200901, 75 cl, SEK 129, 2024 vintage now on shelf), imported by Anora Sweden AB, the Swedish arm of the Finnish drinks group Anora. Systembolaget’s per-article ledgers record 47,676.75 litres sold in 2024, the first full year, and 26,832.75 litres in 2025, a fall of about 44 percent. In Norway, its Atlântimor Alvarinho 2024 (art. 20115901, NOK 169.90) is listed in Vinmonopolet’s order range through Lively Wines Norway AS.
An Avesso orange wine from Amarante winning a permanent Systembolaget slot, through the importer arm of a Nordic listed drinks group, shows that niche Portuguese grapes and styles can win national tenders in Sweden, not only the familiar Vinho Verde whites. The drop in volume in the second year shows the pressure such wines face once the launch effect fades.
Sources: Systembolaget art. 200901; Systembolaget Artikellistan 2025; Artikellistan 2024; Vinmonopolet art. 20115901; nif.pt (NIF 513859454); Racius; Hay Wines producer note. Fetched 4 November 2026.
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