Wine and Walnuts

Casal Garcia Vinho Verde

I’m seriously expanding my summer wines repertoire with this one.  For me, it’s all about red wine, then in summer, I switch to mostly Rosé.  But here’s a white wine I could love every night of the week.  Seriously.

Vinho Verde is from Portugal. It’s light, fresh, and effervescent — an excellent summer sipper on it’s own, but would also pair well with lighter seafood dishes, salads, and fruit even, all the things you like to eat in summer. It’s not at all a serious wine, but one meant to be drunk while you’re enjoying your usual summer fun.  ; )

As an added bonus, it’s alcohol content is low, around 10%, so you can drink a fair amount of the stuff without becoming worthless.  And, it’s around $8.00 a bottle, a true bargain.  (I bought it locally at Temptations Every Day Gourmet.)

If you do lots of entertaining in the summer, especially of the outdoor variety, I highly recommend buying a couple of cases of this!

Check out the tasting notes below from selectwinesllc.com for more info on this lovely, delicious wine.

Vinho Verde, Portugal

Casal Garcia Vinho Verde is a white wine to try if you appreciate a quality wine with no pretension of greatness. It was cited by wine expert Daniel Johnnes as “one of the most delicious light white wines I have tasted in a long time.”

Casal Garcia Vinho Verde is a blend of the native Portuguese varietals Loureiro, Trajadura, Arinto and Azal, from the Vinho Verde appellation of Portugal. It is light yellow-green in color, with a nose of citrus, and a crisp, spritzy acidity. Light in body with no oak and no tannins, Casal Garcia is light and refreshing, and ready to drink!

Cheers!