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If you haven't had, I like this VV. It's buttery, smooth, and fun to drink!

Broadbent - Vinho Verde - Broadbent Selections

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(the white, not the rosé)

Party was great - Posole crushed it.

The tamales were fine but I missed my own as I use the pork fat and braising broth in my masa which amps them up a few notches. The premade were good though with a nice creamy masa. Kids ate pizza and played downstairs and adults hung out upstairs and we played a game called “What Am I”. It was a lot of fun and all the family’s kids came upstairs to play with us.

Thanks for the VV recommendation. We had that wine last night actually. Ricardo & his wife brought a couple bottles and that was one. The other was a Rose’ of some type but we drank that one fast and I don’t recall who it was (my wife prefers reds this time of year so lots of Burgundy region wines) I usually go for Espiral Vinho Verde as it is always an affordable & balanced bottle and always stocked to the ceiling at TJs. I also like Gazela to switch it up. Broadbent is here but I have to go to Uptown to Total Wine to get it. Our grocers in my area all have big wine selections so I’ll keep an eye out however but I only recall seeing Broadbent at TW.

Are there any other VVs you like & reccommend?

 

[KaliYoni]

other VVs you like & reccommend?

I have to admit that Broadbent became my locally available favorite so quickly, I don't really have any others to talk about. My early exposure to VV was by the glass in Portugal so I don't recall any of the names, ha. I've also had the Espiral but the store that stocks the Broadbent is closer to me than Trader Joe's so Broadbent wins out on the convenience front too!

I'm going to try to find the Gazela since you like it.

 

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I have to admit that Broadbent became my locally available favorite so quickly, I don't really have any others to talk about. My early exposure to VV was by the glass in Portugal so I don't recall any of the names, ha. I've also had the Espiral but the store that stocks the Broadbent is closer to me than Trader Joe's so Broadbent wins out on the convenience front too!

I'm going to try to find the Gazela since you like it.

I was introduced to Gazela around 2009. I had just met my future wife and was at a WholeFoods that was down the street from the Kitchen I worked at picking up some charcuterie, cheese and baguette for a date in the mountains but needed a nice refreshing wine for the stone fruit I had which typically I’d grab a Gewürztraminer. Anyhow I wasn’t made of money at the time on a sous chef wage and ran across Gazela on ad for maybe $5 a bottle lol so that’s what I went with.

We both loved it - both Gazela and Vinho Verde and have been drinking it as a summer favorite ever since (all year favorite for me lol). On a side note, the majority of VVs that I’ve bought and enjoyed are all $12 and under bottles even in 2025 and as such, quite a nice and affordable bottle/style. I have four bottles of VV in my wine fridge at the moment.

 

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This mornings Sunday breakfast was sausage garden gravy and biscuits with air fried crispy home fries.

Delicious start to this fine Sunday.

 

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Oven roasted spaghetti squash with sauteed sausage, peppers and onions.

I nailed low double burner setting on the new stove, using analog Sharpie method