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A lightly juicy, light-bodied white, with an easy-drinking mix of melon rind, lime pith, chive blossom and crunchy...
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Pale with green glints and light spritz, with delicate fruit and aromatics of fresh honeydew melon and cucumber,...
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The 2021 Branco is a roughly equal blend of Encruzado, Malvasia Fina and Verdelho, unoaked, very dry and coming in at...
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The 2018 Branco O Fugitivo em Curtimenta is an unoaked and very dry field blend (grapes like Encruzado, Uva-Cão,...
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From the careful selection of the best grapes from our vineyards we obtained a bright, pale straw colored wine, with...
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Produced exclusively with White grapes produced in Casa do Valle’s property, this dry white wine presents a bright,...
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Pale citric color with green tones. Transparent, fruity with hints of tropical fruits and flowers. Pleasant...
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Citrine yellow color. Intense and exuberant aroma, dominated by citrus fruits, where floral aromas are also noted....
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Made with the varieties Malvasia-Fina, Cerceal-Branco and Bical with a minimum technology to ensure the traditional...
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For life’s lighter moments. Notes of green apple, pear and citrus. Deliciously refreshing with a light sparkle. A...
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This delightfully light and easy to drink wine is slightly prickly, but has soft, freshly crushed northern...
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Pale in color with lime aroma. Elegant and fine, with good acidity.
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A tribute to freshness, Lyma refers to the sub-appellation of Lima in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal, as well as...
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A blend of Loureiro and Alvarinho, this is a ripe wine. It is full of rich fruit, with acidity and a tangy citrus...
Ice Wine Primitivo White Blend Portugal
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.