Broadbent – Vinho Verde

”Bartholomew Broadbent’s deep roots in Portugal inspired him to create his own range of table wines. His vision was to produce the most reliable and traditional of all Vinho Verdes and to resolve the usual whine that Vinho Verde never tastes like it tastes in Portugal. The solution was twofold: to partner with a winery that had consistent production and to ship the wines in refrigerated containers. The latter enable the wine to taste as fresh and spritzy as it would ever taste in Portugal and since its launch in 2005 Broadbent Vinho Verde has rapidly earned the reputation as one of the fi nest Vinho Verdes. TERROIR: Vinho Verde Portugal’s largest wine region stretches from the Spanish border to south of Oporto. The soils are acid-rich and granite-based with areas of schist or slate and clay. The slopes tend to be gentle in Vinho Verde though some vineyards are planted on steep or terraced slopes. The region gets 1 500 mm (59 inches) of annual rainfall which makes vinegrowing