Gazela - Vinho Verde

Gazela - Vinho VerdeSogrape is a family run company with a number of wine brands in its portfolio including Gazela. Founded by Fernando Van Zeller Guedes in 1942, it is currently run by Fernando da Cunha Guedes, and with his brother Salvador, the third generation of the family running the business. Portugals north western strip between the Douro and Minho Rivers, the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains, is the home of the vast Vinho Verde region. Facing the sea and higher

and Oger (though the 7 Crus bottling incorporates three 1er Crus as well)

Spread over 76 acres of a gently sloping hillside

Saumur is synonymous with Chenin Blanc whites and Cabernet Franc reds that enable Cave de Saumur to focus on these two varietal wines

and mountains of this region

He sold his Mark II Jaguar for 50

Carmenere is the dominant grape in the Colchagua Valle

and their leaves are thinned

The winemaking methodology is

sheer opulence

Legend has it that on one particular round trip to India

These wines provide excellent value and work well with food

40% of the blend is comprised of reserve wines averaging 10 years old