Vinho Verde – Grape, Wine, Wine Style or Wine Region?

• Posted on 29 October 2019
• Posted in Portugal, Vinho Verde
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If you guessed wine region, you’d be correct. Vinho Verde is the northernmost of Portugal’s winemaking regions. The region is located on the west of the Iberian Peninsula, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on its west. Due to its proximity to the ocean, the region’s climate resembles the lush and green Pacific Northwest. Vinho Verde translates literally as “green wines,” but in this case, the “green” means young wine that is released within three to six months after harvest, and it is meant to be drunk while young and vibrant.

Wines of Portugal

• Posted on 2 July 2019
• Posted in Alfrocheiro, Aragonez, Bical, Cercial, Dao, Douro, Encruzado, Jaen e Rufete, Malvasia Fina, Peninsula de Setubal, Portuguese Wines, Touriga Nacional, Vinho Verde, Vrdoelho.
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Winemaking in Portugal comes from the traditions that were introduced by ancient civilizations. Exports of wine to Rome started during the Roman Empire and modern exports developed with trade to England in the early 1700s. Portugal boasts of over 250 indigenous grape varieties, along with some imported vines that were suited for the Portuguese climate and terrain.