Vinho Verde

Vinho Verde is a Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north of the country. The modern-day 'Vinho Verde' region, originally designated in 1908, includes the old Minho province plus adjacent areas to the south. In 1976, the old province was dissolved.

Vinho Verde is not a grape varietal, it is a CAO for the production of wine. The name literally means "green wine," but translates as "young wine". It may be red, white, rosé and are usually consumed soon after bottling. Although a Vinho Verde can also be a sparkling, a Late Harvest or even Brandy. In its early years of production, the slight effervesce of the wine came from malolactic fermentation taking place in the bottle. In winemaking this is usually considered a wine fault but Vinho Verde producers found that consumers liked the slightly fizzy nature. However, the wines had to be packaged in opaque bottles in order to hide the unseemly turbidity and sediment that the "in-bottle MLF" produced. Today, most Vinho Verde producers no longer follow this practice with the slight sparkle being added by artificial carbonation.

Paulo Alexandre

Paulo Alexandre, born in Vouzela, Portugal on February 16, 1931, is a Portuguese singer.

He started his artistic career in 1954 on National Radio. Together with António Sala they start Rossil records, Vinho Verde gained two gold discs in 1978 and 1979, before also being a big hit in Brazil also going gold.

In 2010 Paulo published the book "Duas Vidas numa Só", subtitle "Entre Cifrões e Canções", which includes accounts of his artistic career and also his successful career as a banker. The compact Records releases a CD with some of the most successful songs of the artist.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EP's