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Telegraph
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Telegraph
This wine deserves to be your new fridge-door white – snap it up when you see it
Godello is a white Iberian grape that's having a moment. With its tantalising aromatics, such as quince and orange blossom, a rounded (but not heavy) feel, and a burst of limy freshness, it's an excellent white for your summer fridge-door arsenal. The very best one I've tasted recently is the glitteringly refreshing Vinos de Altura Gancedo Godello 2024, Bierzo, Spain (13%, Haynes Hanson & Clark, £17.75) – a real joy. Keen students of the supermarket shelves may have spotted that Aldi has a (good) Spanish godello in its summer range. Meanwhile, over at Morrisons, a godelho from the Douro Valley in Portugal is the best of the lot of Morrisons' just-launched Block Series wines (you'll find my tasting notes for both of these below). A background to godello, and what to eat with it As recently as the 1970s, godello was 'on the verge of extinction', according to Wine Grapes by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz. The revival began in Valdeorras, a landlocked wine region in Spain's verdant north-west corner, and the grape is found mostly in nearby denominaciones de origen (DOs): Bierzo, Monterrei, Ribeira Sacra and Ribeiro (where it's often blended with other grapes to form a breezy, fragrant white). In Portugal, godello has another name: gouveio (pronounced go-vay-oh). Even more confusingly, it used to be referred to as verdelho, but is absolutely not the same grape variety as the 'true' verdelho found in the Portuguese outpost of Madeira. Gouveio grows mostly in the Douro Valley, the home of port, where vibrant white wines have become an unlikely (given the furnace-like conditions) success story. There, gouveio is most commonly blended with other local varieties, such as viosinho and rabigato. The wines may be lively and vital, with notes of lemon peel and herbs and a suggestion of salinity that makes you want to lick your lips. They may also be oaked, bringing not just the warmth of the wood spice but also a Burgundian weight and gravity, a textured wine chased through with a quivering freshness. Either way, these are superb wines for seafood: good smoked salmon if you don't want to cook, otherwise with tuna carpaccio; garlicky prawn brioche buns or griddled octopus. The oaked wines can also work with warmer, fuller flavours such as barbecued sweet potatoes or even lamb chops, served with a lemony potato salad. As with so many wines, you can also create a feast by serving a good bottle with a roast chicken and a green salad.
Associated Press
27-01-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Old Vine Registry Passes 4,000 entries: Vineyards planted in 1990 now eligible for inclusion
- Wine growers are encouraged to submit their vineyards to the global crowd-sourced database that continues to grow and thrive - LONDON, England, Jan. 27, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Old Vine Registry, the world's first and most authoritative database of old vine vineyards marked the new year having accumulated more than 4,000 entries from 39 countries, making steady progress to a goal of registering 10,000 vineyards by 2027. With the changing of the year, vineyards planted in 1990 are now 35 years old and are eligible for inclusion in the registry. Producers are encouraged to submit their vineyards at The OIV's recently passed Resolution OIV-VITI 703-2024 'OIV definition and recommendations about old grapevines and old vineyards in the vitivinicultural sector' made the explicit recommendation to all wine regions around the world to 'promote and encourage the cataloguing of old vineyards and old grapevines.' The Old Vine Registry was conceived expressly for that purpose, with the idea that in order to study, preserve, or support old vines around the world, you first need to know where they all are. The registry launched in June of 2023 with 2183 entries and has grown steadily over the last year and a half. 'The recent OIV Resolution really validated what we're doing,' says wine writer Alder Yarrow, who serves as the day-to-day manager of the registry. 'I hope it will encourage both individual producers and whole regions to publish information about their old vines.' The Old Vine Registry is also seeking both volunteers willing to research old vineyards, as well as financial donors willing to support the non-profit project. Interested parties should e-mail [email protected]. About The Old Vine Registry: The Old Vine Registry is the world's first and largest database cataloguing vineyards aged more than 35 years of age around the world. The registry aims to be a resource for the wine industry, academia, and consumers to discover and learn about old vineyards, as well as a conduit for the sale of wines made from these vineyards. Originally started by Jancis Robinson, the Registry launched as a crowd-sourced, public resource on the web in June of 2024, funded by a donation from Jackson Family Wines and managed by Alder Yarrow of The site is owned by The Old Vine Conference, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building a credible category for old vine wines and a community that sustains and communicates its value. Learn more: MEDIA CONTACT: Belinda Stone at The Old Vine Conference [email protected] +44 (0)7903 804227 NEWS SOURCE: The Old Vine Conference Keywords: Wines and Vineyards, old vine vineyards, The Old Vine Registry, old grapevines and old vineyards in the vitivinicultural sector, agriculture, conservation, crowdsourcing, OIV Resolution, LONDON, England Send2Press® Newswire. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Story ID: S2P123622 AP-R15TBLLI
