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Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Vinho Branco Alvarinho 2012, D.O., Vinho Regional Minho, Vinho Verde, Portugal: Crisp and clean with pure lemon-lime intensity. Medium-bodied with mouth-watering acidity for food. Awesome for seafood and salads. Drink: 2013-2016. 338905 13% D 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 90/100. September 14, 2013 Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review
Casa Do Valle Grande Escolha 2012, Vinho Verde D.O.C., Portugal: This incredibly well-made Vinho Verde offers refreshment and richness: a rare combination but one worth seeking out. Aromas of red and green apple, white peach and melon. Excellent bones and structure, with a great finish. A benchmark of its kind. Drink: 2013-2015. 276220 13.50% D 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 91/100. March 1, 2014 Best Value White Wine. Venerated Vegetarian Wine Full Review
Aveleda Vinho Verde 2015, Vinho Verde, Portugal: Ultra-crisp and refreshing Portuguese white wine made from the zingy, vibrant Vinho Verde grape. Green apple racy acidity for fresh seafood and shellfish. Light-bodied. Great value. Drink: 2015-2017. 5322 9.50% XD 750 mL  $15.00 Score: 89/100. April 27, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Sensational Shellfish Wine Full Review
Aveleda 2016, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal: Fresh and crisp with lime green aromas and flavours. Light fizz is extra refreshing. Pair with fresh seafood. Drink: 2016-2018. 9.50% D 750 mL  $12.95 Score: 87/100. April 27, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Full Review
Aveleda Loureiro Alvarinho 2016, Vinho Verde, Portugal: Love the green melon roundness that the Loureiro grapes beings to the angular and zesty Alvarinho grape. Lime zest and white grapefruit. Pair with fresh fish. Drink: 2016-2018. 89995 11% XD 750 mL  $16.00 Score: 89/100. April 27, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review
Muralhas de Monção 2015, De Moncao, Vinho Verde D.O.C., Portugal: Made from the iconic grape Alvarinho along with Trajadura in the Vinho Verde region of northern Portugal. Refreshing white wine with distinctive white grapefruit and white pepper notes. No oak. Crisp, clean and pure with a laser-like focus and intensity. Good aperitif, but better companion to seafood and salads. Drink: 2015-2018. 217595 12.50% XD 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 87/100. April 28, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Sensational Shellfish Wine Full Review

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