De Bortoli DB Selection Verdelho 2009 SE Australia - We bought a few bottles of this white wine from Waitrose when we had lots of friends round for a Tagine. At five pounds a bottle it was not going to break the bank. The quality of this dry white wine is very good and the tangy taste went down well with the mildly spicy Chicken.
The verdhelo grape is widely grown in Madeira for the production of Madeira dessert wines and is renowned for its acidity which adds balance to the sweetness. Some producers in Madeira are now experimenting with this grape for table style wines. This grape has obviously transferred well to Australia where for a very long time it was also used for sweet wines. Obviously it is able to produce a very high quality dry wine which suits it purpose exactly: three cheers for De Bortoli. London drinkers can find other producers of Australian Verdelho at the Cork and Bottle wine bar on Leicester square but you will have to pay a lot more.
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