Vinho Verde Week in New York City
The Big Apple toasts summer with Vinho Verde Week, presented by the Vinho Verde Regional Viticultural Commission (CVRVV). From today through June 27, 2010, restaurants in New York City will celebrate the fruity aromas and light, crisp flavors of the Portuguese wine by offering special pairing menus as well as by-the-glass selections. Selected wine retailers will host Vinho Verde tastings and offer discounts on Vinho Verde purchases.
Participating Vinho Verde Week restaurants include:
BLT Prime
Bussaco Restaurant & Wine Bar
Churrascaria Plataforma
Churrascaria Tribeca
L’Ecole The Restaurant of the French Culinary Institute
Matsuri
Oceana
Spice Market
The Drunken Horse
The Oak Room
Participating Vinho Verde Week retailers include:
67 Wine & Spirits
Alphabet City Wine Co.
Best Cellars (UES)
Best Cellars (UWS)
Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
K&D Wines
Macao Trading Co.
Nancy’s Wines
Red, White, and Bubbly
Vinho Verde Week is part of a three-year campaign, underwritten by CVRVV and the European Union, to increase interest and awareness in the United States for Vinho Verde wines and the Vinho Verde region.