Vida Nova Wine
VIDA NOVA ESPUMANTE
Vida Nova Espumante is made in the time-honoured traditional method from 100% Syrah grapes. After a secondary fermentation in bottle, the wine is matured for a further nine months on its yeast lees, prior to disgorging and final release. Made to enjoy on any occasion, this wine celebrates Sir Cliff Richard's half-century in music, and opens a new chapter in the story of a winery that he helped to create.
onda nova
Onda Nova is a new range of single variety wines, the first of which will be a Syrah red wine, with more red and white wines to follow in the next few years. The wines reflect the warmth, colour and diversity of the Algarve and are designed to partner its fantastic cuisine.
WELLS WINES
Wells Wines now have available by mail order in the UK all the current range of Vida Nova wines - white, rose, reserves, and magnums - produced by the Adega do Cantor - together with a range of official Vida Nova merchandise. Limited amounts of the new Onda Nova are also in stock. Full details at www.wells-wines.com.
Translation of Portuguese wine review (see pictures)
Portugal has experienced a large growth in these types of wines lately. As a wine-drinking country which has always downgraded the classic Mateus Rosé (which is a reasonable wine), we now have a variety of different rosés for a wide range of tastes and pockets.
I found rosé wines of mediocre quality, ordinary, good, very good and even exceptional. So, needless to say, it was not an easy task to decide which to be the best wine and the best value.
But from the three candidates - Valle Pradinhos, Quinta da Sequeira and Vida Nova - I chose the last of these, classing it as the BEST ROSÉ, for its colour, structure and vigour.
Verdelho & Viognier 2006
The Verdelho is the dominant part of this marriage - 75 per cent. The result is perfect - a sublime, delicate, elegant, rich in aroma, fresh and dry wine. A delight to taste.
Rosé 2006
Last year I considered Vida Nova the best rosé and the best buy. This year I continue to classify it as the best rosé. The blend is 90 per cent Aragonez and 10 per cent Syrah.
Visit the Adega do Cantor website at www.winesvidanova.com. Buy the wine and other items at the on-line shop: www.winesvidanova.com/shop.
International distribution of Vida Nova is as follows:
Portugal: bsf.adegadocantor@mail.telepac.pt (website coming soon)
UK on-line: www.mollybrownswinelist.co.uk
UK mail order: www.wells-wines.com
UK home delivery: www.drinks2home.co.uk
Denmark: www.hjhansen-vin.dk
Scandinavia: www.vip-event.dk
Belgium: www.strea.be
