2007 Adega Cooperativa de Ponte de Lima Vinho Verde Adamado
Vinho Verde is a crisp, slightly prickly white wine from Portugal meant to be drunk young and chilled on a summer day. Its lively acidity and scent of pears and wildflowers make it especially refreshing in the heat. Made from a blend of loureiro, trajadura and pederna grapes, it’s wonderful with a fish soup, a bowl of steamed mussels or some grilled yellowtail.
-- S. Irene Virbila
Quick swirl
Region: Minho, Portugal
Price: About $10
Style: Crisp and slightly prickly
Food it goes with: Bean and tuna salad, steamed mussels, grilled yellowtail
Where you find it: Colorado Wine Co. in Eagle Rock, (323) 478-1985, cowineco.com; K&L; Wine Merchants in Hollywood, (323) 464-9463, www.klwines.com; Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese in Los Angeles, (323) 856-8699; Mission Wines in South Pasadena, (626) 403-9463, www.mission wines.com; Rosso Wine Shop in Glendale, (818) 330-9130, www.rossowine shop.com; and Silverlake Wine in Los Angeles, (323) 662-9024, www.silverlake wine.com.