Aveleda Vinho Verde (750ml)
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Wine Type
White Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2023
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Country
Portugal
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Region
Minho
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Sub-Region
Vinho Verde
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Grape
Alvarinho
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More
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ABV
9.5%
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Food Pairing
AperitifCold SaladsSeafood
Aveleda is a name which spans several generations. The first records of the sale of bottled wine date back to 1870, with Manuel Pedro Guedes (1837-1899), known for his strong enterprising spirit and believed to be the founder of the business as we know it today. His work bore fruit and the quality of the Aveleda wines started to be recognised, as the gold medals won in the international competitions in Berlin (1888) and Paris (1889) attest. Today the Guedes family still owns 100% of the company, always committed to maintaining this family legacy.
Tasting Notes
Vinho Verde means green wine, directly translated, but the name actually refers to the age of the wine, rather than its colour. Vinho Verde is a wine to be consumed when it is young and not a wine for long cellaring. Pale lemon with greenish highlights. Notes of pear, apple and citrus that carry onto the light bodied and lively palate. The wine’s zesty lime notes and refreshing natural spritz make this a lovely lunchtime drink, aperitif or summer sipper.
Method
Unlike traditional method sparkling wines, where carbonation is created by a secondary fermentation that takes place in the bottle, Vinho Verde wines traditionally have a slight spritzy quality and get their effervescence by being bottled before all the carbon dioxide generated by the primary fermentation had dissipated. This wine is dry, fresh and lively meant to be enjoyed young.
Cynthia Murphy
Excellent light refreshing wine. Love the liw sugar content and the spritz!!