Vinho Verde is a crisp, spritzy, bright and citrusy white wine that has, in the past, traveled poorly outside of Portugal; diminishing the quality and taste. Until the Broadbent family stepped into the picture. 
The Broadbent name has been synonymous with fine wine for more than four decades, beginning with the renowned career of British wine critic,writer and auctioneer Michael Broadbent and continuing with his son, the importer Bartholomew Broadbent. Bartholomew’s deep roots in Portugal inspired him to create his own range of table wines.
Broadbent’s vision was to produce the most reliable and traditional of all Vinho Verdes and to resolve the usual whine that Vinho Verde never tastes like it tastes in Portugal. The solution was twofold: to partner with a winery that had consistent production, and to ship the wines in refrigerated containers. The latter enable the wine to taste as fresh and spritzy as it would ever taste in Portugal, and since its launch in 2005, Broadbent Vinho Verde has rapidly earned the reputation as one of the finest Vinho Verdes.
Vinho Verdes (which translates to “green wine”) is not a reflection on the color of the grape but instead references the age at which these wines are meant to be drunk: in other words, young. Because many Vinho Verdes bear alcohol levels at not more than 9 percent they are often overlooked and sidelined which is a shame.
The wines are generally blends of several grapes, and they’re pleasantly spritzy, though not enough to technically qualify them as “sparkling.” The Broadbent Vinho Verde is exactly as it would taste were you sitting seaside in Portugal.
It is a Sprite-colored white with no declared vintage. The aroma is green and grassy, with lime on the nose and hints of grapefruit, apricots, and pepper. Fruity, it is nonetheless dry, with an effervescence bubbling through flavors of lime and tropical fruits. With its lingering finish of guava, it makes a fine picnic wine for a sunny day like this.
Region: Vinho Verde, Portugal
Year Founded: 2004
Proprietor: Bartholomew Broadbent
Winemaker: Broadbent wines are made to the specification of Bartholomew Broadbent in collaboration with our partners in Portugal.
Size of property: Contract wine growers
Terroir: Vinho Verde, Portugal’s largest wine region,stretches from the Spanish border to south of Oporto. The soils are acid-rich and granite-based, with areas of schist or slate and clay. The slopes tend to be gentle in Vinho Verde, though some vineyards are planted on steep or terraced slopes. The region gets 1,500 mm (59 inches) of annual rainfall, which makes vinegrowing a challenge. Owing to this, many unorthodox growing techniques canbe seen in the region, including vines encircling vertical poles. The trademark fizz of Vinho Verdewines derives from the release of carbon dioxide during malolactic fermentation.
Varieties Cultivated: Loureiro, Trajadura and Pedernã also known as Arinto.
