WTN: Two cheap whites

My last couple weeks' drinking has been very moderate in both quantity and price. But since both wines I bought had some interest to them, here goes:

• 2007 Quinta do Ferro Vinho Verde Dom Ferro Avesso - Portugal, Minho, Vinho Verde (7/8/2008)
  10,12€; 12,5% abv; from Baião sub-region; 100% Avesso (=Jaén blanco?). Grassy and mineral, slightly nutty/leesy and even a bit vanillary though unoaked. Very full bodied for a Vinho Verde, moderate acidity, mineral and refreshing but turns oily on the finish. A nice, uncomplicated wine, but rather different from what I expected of a Vinho Verde.
• 2006 Jeruzalem Ormož Rhein Riesling - Slovenia, Podravje, Štajerska (7/7/2008)
  8,95€; 11g/l RS; 6,7g/l acidity; 12% abv. Light as water. The nose is attractive, though perhaps not as obviously varietal as these descriptors would suggest: lime, mineral, melon. Ripe fruit, slightly sweet, good grip; surprisingly long and mineral aftertaste that grows in the mouth. An attractive Riesling made all the more attractive by the price.

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[Robin Garr]

Otto, in these times (and any other) good cheap wines are always welcome! Your Slovene wine brings back good memories of a dinner in Jeruzalem once ... I recall it as a very scenic spot in the hills not far from the border with Croatia.

[David M. Bueker]

I have never had a Slovenian Riesling, and now I want to. Thanks Otto.