Tasting- Aveleda

Name: Aveleda

Variety: Praia Vinho Verde

Region, Country: Vinho Verde, Portugal 

Year: not listed

Price: $8.95

Wine Review: It's rare to find a Vinho Verde – the famously light and refreshing "green" white wine of Portugal – that isn't delightful, but this is one of the best of the breed. And there's no better time to quaff these wines than in the spring and summer. This version is lightly effervescent, with a lively acidity that wakes up the palate. It combines lime and peach flavors with a whiff of sea breeze. Somehow it manages to be both ethereal and penetrating.

Personal Review: This wine smells like melon and pears. It tastes like kiwi and is slightly acidic. I did not try this with food.