Eat Drink and Blog

Type: White (with some small CO2 bubbles!) Variety: local (Portugeuse) grape varieties Loureiro, Arinto, Trajadura, Avesso and Azal Location: Minho, Portugal Drink date: NOW! Here’s what Wikipedia tells you about this variety of wine: The name literally means “Green Wine”, referring to its youthful freshness rather than its color. The Vinhos Verdes are light, fresh, and intended for drinking within [...]

Type: Red Wine Variety: Sangiovese Region: Abruzzi, Italy Drink date: NOW It should come as no surprise, given that I named this one of my favorite cheap table reds yesterday, that this is a $5 wine I think you should go out and try yourself. While I can’t give you an official description of what a “table red” is, [...]