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Destalo Wine
Category: Wine Wholesaler
Country: Portugal
Date:23/09/2020
Young, fresh and fizzy Vinho Verde wines. We passionately want to share the best our region has to offer: an exclusively produced young wine you really can't find elsewhere. Our wines are available worldwide. Amidst the Douro and the Tâmega river, with such peculiar terroir and a specific microclimate, these wines develop their freshness, their lightness and the exuberant vibrant and limpid color of their whites, reds and rosés.
With centuries of experience in winemaking and viticulture, brought from its people, its techniques and its endogenous grape varieties, is in the Northwest of Portugal where the Vinho Verde Demarcated Region is located – and made from a mixture of native grapes, Vinho Verde is a piece of history in a glass. The oldest known historical references of the Region come from the Roman Empire, in the 1st century BC. These Vinho Verde wines are from Amarante. Proudly made and produced in the city amidst the Tâmega river and the Marão sierra. Amarante tells the story of a city markedly Romanesque with breathtaking naturalistic landscapes, bathed by the Tâmega river and the superb views of the sierras that surround it.
Destalo White Vinho Verde Young, fresh and mineral wine, with nuances of green apple and lemon, and a citric finish. Serve between 8ºC a 12º C (46.4° a 53.6°F). Destalo Vinho Verde Rosé With a delicate body and soft palate, the Vinho Verde Rosé is a tenuously sweet wine with a floral nose and shades of red fruits. Serve between 10ºC to 12º C (50° to 53.6°F). Destalo Red Vinho Verde Made with a strong body, dark tonality, and bold and carbonated texture, the red is a wine with a higher alcoholic content with a taste of wild fruits and citrus nuances. Serve between 12ºC to 15ºC (53.6° to 59°F).