Vinho Verde is the product of its micro-climate; the result of the richness and purity of the land which is the legacy of centuries of agriculture; a sandy, granitic soil that endows the wines with a special acidity and minerality: these are the main features of the terroir. ... http://www.lescaves.co.uk/grapevine/article/red_vinho_verde_anyone/
2009-01 / Vinhao: amazing stuff, and woefully underappreciated
On one of my trips to Portugal this year - in May - I made a brilliant discovery. [Of course, I'm not referring to my process of discovery as brilliant; rather, it was what I discovered that was brilliant.] It's red Vinho Verde. I'd heard it mentioned many times, but had never tried it. But I was curious, because most people seemed to think of it as an oddity verging joke status. So when I saw it on a wine list at the hotel I was staying at I ordered a bottle. .... http://www.wineanorak.com/blog/2009/01/vinhao-amazing-stuff-and-woefully.html
2008-06 / Highlights of a press trip to Vinho Verde
It had been more than 10 years since I last visited Vinho Verde and I was keen to see all the changes that had taken place. Lying north of Oporto, it has a lush green hilly landscape, and is dissected by fast flowing rivers – more dramatic in scenery the further north you go towards the Spanish border. ... http://blog.susanhulme.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/15/4149643.html
3 wines, 3 medals in this year's edition of the most prestigious international wine contest. It is the third consecutive year of Afros wines awards in the competition, giving us an important recognition of our standards of quality and consistency.
Pela primeira vez, num concurso internacional desta dimensão, um vinho Verde Tinto é distinguido com uma Medalha de Prata!
De todos os concorrentes, apenas treze outros vinhos de mesa portgueses obtiveram a mesma classificação prata, e outros dois foram galardoados com Medalha de Ouro.
