My Secret Weapon for Hosting? This $11 Bottle

A crisp, crowd-pleasing bottle I’ve been pouring for over a decade.

There are few wines I’ve loved as long—and as affordably—as Arca Nova’s Vinho Verde. I’ve been drinking this wine for over a decade, and it has always hovered right around ten bucks. Ten bucks! That kind of price consistency feels borderline nostalgic now, like dial-up tones or being able to afford eggs. But Arca Nova hasn’t changed, and that’s exactly why I keep coming back.

Stepdad Collages, featuring a bottle shot from Silverlake Wine, the same place I’ve bought this bottle for aforementioned decade.

This is my go-to bottle for summer, and truthfully, for any gathering year-round. I love to pull it out as a starter, whether it be for a pool party, dinner party, or meeting the-guy-I-guess-you’re-dating’s-sister at noon.

There are many wines I like to label as drinkable but thinkable™, but this isn’t one of them. Arca Nova is simply drinkable, and I say that in the best way possible. It’s light-bodied with bright citrus, a faint spritz, and just enough salinity to make your mouth water…