And drink things that are that way, too! It's more a wine for a hot summer day, but Portuguese vinho verde is a delicious and effervescent white wine (and sometimes rose) that can be a simple quaffing wine to something decidedly good - and it's rarely more than $10 a bottle. If I'm going to make sparkling wine cocktails, this is usually the wine I'll choose. The region has, since 1999, allowed for the production of sparkling wines as well.
Vinho verde means 'green wine,' and the bright and crisp acidity assure the drinker of that. Interestingly, this wine can pair well with more vegetal things like salad greens and still work. It goes hand in hand with fresh summer produce.
In sharp contrast to what you'll find in many noted wine regions, many Portuguese wines are made from native grapes that are not the vitis vinifera species we go had over heels for.
The white vinho verde I tried was a 2014 Famega. Should you want to try this wine, don't be too picky about matching the producer, since there are so many small wineries in this region. Instead, choose by price. You can find a good one from $8-12.
Anyhow, this one had medium aromatics of underripe citrus, melon skin, wet chalk and green apples. On the palate, it was dry, light, and had flavors of white peach and orange.
The best pairings for this are likely hard to find in mid-December. Pair it with your New Year's health kick and bring it out to work with all the green stuff you're likely to be eating. Also, feel less guilty since the low alcohol makes it somehow healthier. When midsummer and pool time rolls around, don't forget this under-appreciated sipper.
Vinho verde means 'green wine,' and the bright and crisp acidity assure the drinker of that. Interestingly, this wine can pair well with more vegetal things like salad greens and still work. It goes hand in hand with fresh summer produce.
In sharp contrast to what you'll find in many noted wine regions, many Portuguese wines are made from native grapes that are not the vitis vinifera species we go had over heels for.
The white vinho verde I tried was a 2014 Famega. Should you want to try this wine, don't be too picky about matching the producer, since there are so many small wineries in this region. Instead, choose by price. You can find a good one from $8-12.
Anyhow, this one had medium aromatics of underripe citrus, melon skin, wet chalk and green apples. On the palate, it was dry, light, and had flavors of white peach and orange.
The best pairings for this are likely hard to find in mid-December. Pair it with your New Year's health kick and bring it out to work with all the green stuff you're likely to be eating. Also, feel less guilty since the low alcohol makes it somehow healthier. When midsummer and pool time rolls around, don't forget this under-appreciated sipper.
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