Tagged: Vinho Verde

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail

You’ll love this easy way to prepare shrimp cocktail. It’s delicious and it cooks in only about 10 minutes. No need to buy those expensive cocktail shrimp you’ll find in your supermarket.

Ingredients:

2 pounds medium raw shrimp (shelled with tail on, and de veined)

sea salt

crushed black pepper

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

lemon wedges for garnish


cocktail sauce for dipping

Preparation:
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a large sheet pan with oil or spray. Place shrimp in a bowl and season with salt, pepper and oil. Place raw shrimp on pan in single layer. Cook for about 8-10 minutes until cooked. Let cool and serve with lemon wedges and cocktail sauce.S

SERVE WITH MY RECIPE FOR DELICIOUS VINHO VERDE SANGRIA.

Vinho Verde Portuguese Sangria Cooler

Vinho Verde Sangria is so delicious and refreshing! This is a perfect summer drink. “Cheers – Saude”!

Order these beautiful custom glass cutting boards on Lisbon Blue Shop.

Ingredients:

1 bottle Vinho Verde

1 liter bottle lemon seltzer

2 to 3 oz lemon vodka

1 orange sliced

1 lime sliced

1 lemon sliced

1 cup frozen white grapes

mint leaves

Ice as desired

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in jar and add ice. Stir well before serving.


Vinho Verde Festival NYC JUNE 20-27

Looking for something to do this summer? Spend a few days in New York City during Vinho Verde  Wine festival from June 20-27.

I just received the upcoming press release from the Vinho Verde Regional Viticultural Commission (CVRVV) of Portugal with the details of participating retailers and restaurants.View additional details on Vinho Verde Week participants and events at www.vinhoverde.com/week. Be sure to visit the Vinho Verde  website; www.vinhoverde.com. The website will give you the history of this exclusive wine grown only in the Northwest of Portugal. There’s an extensive list of the vineyards, best wine routes and even the best brands.  I also found a great video with breathtaking scenes of this beautiful wine region. Just click on the media page which has a link to download the English version.

Have a great time in NYC!….

NEW YORK, NY (June 14, 2011) – The Vinho Verde Regional Viticultural Commission (CVRVV) of Portugal presents the second annual Vinho Verde Week, taking place June 20 – 27, 2011.  During the week, top restaurants in New York City and surrounding areas will celebrate the food-friendly nature of Vinho Verde by offering special pairing menus and by-the-glass selections.  Additionally, participating retailers will host complimentary in-store Vinho Verde tastings.

New Yorkers can enjoy these specials during the first week of summer and discover firsthand why the fruity aromas and light, crisp, vivacious flavors of Vinho Verde make the wines ideal for the warmer months.  Vinho Verde wines have balanced acidity and are light in alcohol and calorie content, making them enjoyable on their own or when paired with a fresh summer dish.

“Vinho Verde Week is a great opportunity for consumers to try various Vinho Verde wines and see how well they pair with seafood, salads and international cuisines, such as Latin and Asian-inspired dishes,” said Manuel Pinheiro, Executive President of the CVRVV.  “Last year’s program was a great success and we are thrilled at the growing enthusiasm for Vinho Verde wines among restaurants, retail shops and even consumers.”

Vinho Verde Week is part of a three-year campaign, underwritten by CVRVV and the European Union, to increase interest and awareness for Vinho Verde wines and the Vinho Verde region of Portugal in the U.S.

 

 

Complimentary Vinho Verde Week in-store tastings include:

 

New York City

  • 67 Wine & Spirits (Saturday, June 25, from 4-7 p.m.)
  • Alcomir Liquors – Mineola, NY (Saturday, June 25, from 4-7 p.m.)
  • Best Cellars, Upper West Side (Thursday, June 23, from 5-8 p.m.)
  • Best Cellars, Upper East Side (Saturday, June 25, from 3-6 p.m.)
  • Blue Streak Wines & Spirits (Friday, June 24, from 6-9 p.m.)
  • Bowery & Vine (Thursday, June 23, from 6-8 p.m.)
  • Casa Oliveira Wines (Tuesday, June 21, from 5-8 p.m.)
  • The Chelsea Wine Vault (Thursday, June 23, from 4-7 p.m. & Sunday, June 26, 2-5 p.m.)
  • Garnet Wines & Liquors (Monday, June 27, from 4:30-7:30 p.m.)
  • K&D Wines and Spirits (Thursday, June 23, from 4-7 p.m.)
  • Liquorland – Suffern, NY (Saturday, June 25, TBD)
  • Red White and Bubbly (Wednesday, June 22, from 6-9 p.m.)
  • September Wines & Spirits (Wednesday, June 22, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
  • Stew Leonard’s – Yonkers, NY (Friday, June 24, from 4-8 p.m.)
  • Stew Leonard’s – Farmingdale, NY (Sunday, June 26, from 1-5 p.m.)

 

  • Union Square Wines (Saturday, June 25, from 2-5 p.m.)
  • Varmax Liquor Pantry – Port Chester, NY (Sunday, June 26, from 2-5 p.m.)
  • Vino (Friday, June 24, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
  • The Wine Hut (Friday, June 24, from 5-9 p.m. & Saturday, June 25, from 4-8 p.m.)

 

New Jersey

  • LBV Cellars – Newark (Friday, June 24, from 5-8 p.m.)
  • Little Bros. Beverage Outlet – Flemington (Friday, June 24, from 4-7 p.m.)
  • Lisbon Wines – Newark (Friday, June 24, from 6-9 p.m. & Saturday, June 25, from 11-3 p.m.)
  • Seabra Supermarket – Newark (Saturday, June 25, from 12-5 p.m.)
  • Seabra Supermarket – Kearny (Saturday, June 25, from 12-5 p.m.)
  • Stew Leonard’s Wines – Clifton (Friday, June 24, from 4-7 p.m.)
  • Stew Leonard’s – Paramus (Friday, June 24, 3-7 p.m.)

 

Connecticut

  • Stew Leonard’s – Norwalk (Saturday, June 25, from 1-5 p.m.)

 

The following participating Vinho Verde Week restaurants will offer menu specials during the week:

  • Agozar
  • Aldea
  • Alfama
  • Apiary
  • Bar Luna
  • Blind Tiger Ale House
  • Café Español
  • Cavatappo Grill
  • Cavatappo Wine Bar
  • Churrascaria Plataforma
  • Churrascaria TriBeCa
  • City Crab
  • Docks Oyster Bar
  • Eatery
  • Ember Room
  • Fish
  • Greenwich Grill
  • H2O Seafood Grill
  • Ideya Latin Bistro
  • Jack’s Oyster Bar
  • Jewel Bako
  • Junoon
  • Kashkaval
  • L’Ecole – The Restaurant of the French Culinary Institute
  • Los Feliz
  • Macao Trading Co.
  • Mad Dog & Beans
  • Mullanes Bar and Grill
  • Nuela
  • Oak Wine Bar
  • Oceana
  • The Oyster Bar at Grand Central
  • PÃO!
  • Pier 9
  • Prime
  • Resto
  • Tellers Chophouse
  • Tolani Wine Restaurant
  • Verace
  • Whym
  • Zigolini’s Downtown
  • Zigolini’s Hell’s Kitchen

 

View additional details on Vinho Verde Week participants and events at www.vinhoverde.com/week.

 

……..Meanwhile; here’s some great music to get you in the mood for the event!

Robert Leal sings-Vinho Verde e CampaniaRoberto_Leal_-_Vinho_Verde

Roberto Leal sings- Verde Vinhowww.youtube.com

Paulo Alexandre sings-Verde Vinhowww.youtube.com

Vinho Verde Sales Grow in U.S.

According to the;  Commission of the Viticulture of Vinho Verde (CVRVV), sales in the U.S. grew more than 34 percent in 2010. Main consumer of Vinho Verde in 2010, which resulted in more than eight million Euros in exports, worth 34% more than in 2009, the U.S. market will be well represented in the Vinho Verde Region from 5 to 10 February, with a visit from journalists and North American buyers. Unique qualities of Vinho Verde and the best viticulture practices is the motto of the campaign “Vinho Verde, Like no other wine in the world” are among the objectives of the initiative undertaken by the Commission of the Viticulture of Vinho Verde (CVRVV).

The bet made by CVRVV in the U.S. market in recent years has resulted in more than eight million Euros in exports – nearly four million litters – in 2010 against the six million Euros – nearly three million litters – recorded in the corresponding period of 2009 between January and November.

Growth in exports to the United States, up from 34 percent, contributed to the excellent export performance of Vinho Verde in 2010, pointing to record totals of around 34 million Euros, more 20 percent than in the past year.

In order to consolidate the strategy launched in 2010, CVRVV spent 1.5 million Euros in a promotional campaign across the border, CVRVV will conduct the first visit of the year of a foreign group to the region with which we want open new business opportunities in what is one of the main consumer market of Vinho Verde.

The initiative destined to importers, journalists and experts linked to North American wine sector involves wine tastes and visits to farms and wineries, from Monção and Melgaço, Guimarães, Barcelos, Amarante and Cabeceiras de Basto, as well as visit to the CVRVV headquarters, already with more than eight decades of activity. (See this full article on their website):  www.vinhoverde.pt/noticiasFrescas/bin/noticia-en.asp?id=549

ON Tuesday, March 15, 2011…A Vinho Verde Wine Tasting was hosted by the Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos Vinhos Verdes (CVRVV) and the European Union at:

The Archive Room at Park Avenue Winter

100 East 63rd Street at Park Avenue

New York, NY

The event was a success. Below you’ll find some photos sent to me by the CVRVV.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next stop: Vinho Verde is starting the countdown to the world’s largest wine exibition!

Prowein. 27-29 March, in Dusseldorf.

Visit them in Hall 6, stand 36

They we will be expecting you!

 

NYC: Wine Festival… June 2011…(Schedule of events TBA)

 

Tia Maria