Just picture this: all the wine lists around the world filled with four – not three – wine colours: Whites, Reds, Rosés (from all the wine producing countries)… and Green Wine (or Vinho Verde) exclusively from our Northwest Coastal Wine Region. Vinho Verde made it in Portugal ! This lovely light fizzy wine typicality is well recognized by the Portuguese consumers: they drink Verde (exclusively from one wine region) or Maduro (ripe) from all the remaining. Hail to the Board of the Comission of Vinhos Verdes !
What u need to know: 20.000 hectares of vine with extreme atlantic influence, 600 wine producers, 50 million litres of certified DO Vinho Verde and IG Minho. Main white varieties: Alvarinho, Azal, Avesso, Arinto, Trajadura, Loureiro. Main Red Varieties: Vinhão, Borraçal, Azal Tinto, Espadeiro, Padeiro.
