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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 3:00 pm
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UCBeau
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Portland
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Originally Posted by PDXOutbound
I have to say, this summer my biggest surprise was Txakoli. It's a Basque wine I believe and awesome.

This was a nice white varietal priced around US$9.00. Around 9% alcohol and a slight pale green (but I did have one rose too). It was great every day drinking and low alcohol made it awesome for that weekday wine. Citrussy and really crisp. It's around at alot of the PDX wine shops, although not at larger grocery stores with wine sections.
sounds like a vinho verde from portugal but without the light effervesence (sp?) ^
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