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A good choice for those who wish to ring in the New Year well but keep costs and alcohol down is a Portuguese wine called Vinho Verde.

Kurt Michael Friese: Ordering Wine on New Year's Eve (Plus a great Hoppin' John Recipe!) Kurt Michael Friese 2010

A good choice for those who wish to ring in the New Year well but keep costs and alcohol down is a Portuguese wine called Vinho Verde.

Kurt Michael Friese: Ordering Wine on New Year's Eve (Plus a great Hoppin' John Recipe!) Kurt Michael Friese 2010

Port wine, also known as Vinho do Porto, and often simply Port, is a Portuguese, wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal.

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Each wine region issues its own version, as you can see in the mini slide show below, with the Vinho Verde and the Douro DOC seals.

Mary Orlin: 10 Things You Don't Know About Portuguese Wine Mary Orlin 2011

Vinho Verde translates as green wine, and the wine does have a slight pale yellow green tint.

Mary Orlin: 10 Things You Don't Know About Portuguese Wine Mary Orlin 2011

Vinho Verde wines may be an acquired taste, but unlike their counterparts in Rioja, these wines couldn't be more economically friendly with fabulous examples to be found around the £6 or €7 mark.

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Gazela Vinho Verde will be featured prominently in this summer's drinking activities.

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Each wine region issues its own version, as you can see in the mini slide show below, with the Vinho Verde and the Douro DOC seals.

Mary Orlin: 10 Things You Don't Know About Portuguese Wine Mary Orlin 2011

You might find Vinho Verde also has a little pétillance fizz.

Mary Orlin: 10 Things You Don't Know About Portuguese Wine Mary Orlin 2011

Vinho Verde translates as green wine, and the wine does have a slight pale yellow green tint.

Mary Orlin: 10 Things You Don't Know About Portuguese Wine Mary Orlin 2011