Welcome to lap six of my vinous alphabet. I think it's lap six, there have been a few breaks. Had I had an unbroken run I think this would be lap thirteen, but life got in the way. It's so much better not having to waste time as a wage slave, but the fritterable income did have its uses.
This has been a week of great sporting achievement in the UK. England, specifically. The footballers beat the Germans for the first time in 55 years, various people briefly did well at Wimbledon and yours truly finished near the bottom of a ~100 strong field in my golf club's annual championship.
Time for some light relief:
It says more about me than I care to acknowledge that finding a white wine made from a grape whose name begins with A and which I haven't mentioned before is, by me, considered a success. Put into context against my golfing 'prowess' I think you can see it is the little victories in life that keep me going.
Whatever. Avesso has not featured in these pages before and I am pleased to address that. It is a grape from the north of Portugal, where it can be used to produce Vinho Verde, that light style of wine that often has a slight 'spritz' or petillance, as I believe the French like to call it.
I opened this one to accompany some baked gammon in a honey glaze, along with some perfectly cooked plant bits. First impressions are that it is clean, appealing, very easy to drink and good value for the not much money I had to part with to enjoy it.
Second impression is that the third glass is slipping down very nicely, thank you, and that I might stop typing this shortly, in order to have a nap.
It is not a big, serious, pompous wine that demands to have proper wine people eulogise over it, but it is very enjoyable. Lots of appley flavour, not bland, not sharp, just nice to drink. A bit moreish and, if nursey isn't watching too closely, another refill may be called for. It is more full-bodied than I expected and certainly not without substance. There is a hint of spritz, but nothing really worthy of the name.
I hope to be taking a golfing trip to Portugal later this year, pandemic permitting, a suspect that might prove to be an opportunity for 'tasting' more of that country's output, which is usually very good value, such as this week's wine.
Buy again? Yes, I think so. I may become a fan.
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