There is a lot more to Portuguese wine than port and madeira – remember Mateus?

When it comes to wine, Portugal is usually associated with port and madeira. These days, however, the southern European country is producing many other wines, too.Yes, Portugal is sunny and warm, but up in the northwest, along the windy Atlantic coast, there is a cool hilly refuge for wine grapes. Vinho verde (“green wine”), which refers to young wines, is a refreshing style of white wine that is low in alcohol (about 11 per cent) with a vibrantly fresh acidity. Some vinhos verdes have a gentle…