A plethora of Portuguese whites

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See also my companion articles on Portuguese reds and sweet and fortified wines

How often do you drink wines from Portugal? More or less frequently than last year? If you live in the US, the answer is more likely to be ‘more frequently’ than if you live in the UK, based on the official statistics from IVV (the ministry of agriculture's Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho). Since 2010, both volume and value have grown steadily in the US, and each country is now responsible for around 10% of the total value of Portuguese wine exports (the statistics include...