David's comment "winemakers are now moving towards making fresher and more elegant wines which the different terroirs and better understanding of Portuguese grapes encourages" reminds me of the trend now in the Riverland Wine Region in South Australia. This is a hot region which has for decades produced masses of bulk wine, but is now home to innovative winemakers making elegant wines, some from Portuguese varieties such as Arinto.
That's fascinating...and great that Arinto is making inroads over there. I'll be writing about Plansel soon...and they love Arinto for its performance in the heat. Dorina Lindemann does a 100% Arinto which is really fresh and great. Check them out...her family's journey to Portugal from 400 of winemaking in Germany is a great story (coming soon!!) https://www.plansel.com/website/wines/dorina-lindemann-arinto/
David's comment "winemakers are now moving towards making fresher and more elegant wines which the different terroirs and better understanding of Portuguese grapes encourages" reminds me of the trend now in the Riverland Wine Region in South Australia. This is a hot region which has for decades produced masses of bulk wine, but is now home to innovative winemakers making elegant wines, some from Portuguese varieties such as Arinto.
That's fascinating...and great that Arinto is making inroads over there. I'll be writing about Plansel soon...and they love Arinto for its performance in the heat. Dorina Lindemann does a 100% Arinto which is really fresh and great. Check them out...her family's journey to Portugal from 400 of winemaking in Germany is a great story (coming soon!!) https://www.plansel.com/website/wines/dorina-lindemann-arinto/