Archive for July, 2010

Wines of Portugal T-shirt Competition

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

If you would like to take part in next month’s T-shirt competition, contact Sarah at viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk to request a Wines of Portugal T-shirt, and then take a picture wearing it in the most unusual place you can think of!

The winner will receive 6 bottles of Portuguese wine and will be announced at the end of each month, the winning picture will also feature in the following monthly newsletter.

Treat of the Month – Moscatel de Setubal with Chocolate Cups!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Portovino

This fantastic combination is a full bottle of Moscatel de Setubal together with 12 little chocolate cups. Simply pour the wine into the cups, drink and savor the wine and then eat the cup! Sheer indulgence and a lovely gift to anyone (including yourself!)

Even after you have eaten all the cups you will still have enough delicious Moscatel to keep in the fridge for other opportunities to indulge in this sumptuous treat of a wine.

Click here to order yours now from Paul at Portovino

Passing the Baton

Monday, July 12th, 2010

At the final ‘50 Great’ tasting of 2010 in Edinburgh, Sarah Ahmed officially handed over the ‘ViniPortugal Journalist of the Year’ baton to Tom Cannavan, wine writer and broadcaster.

As winner of the title for 2010, Tom has the task of choosing his own ’50 Great Portuguese Wines’, and has several fact-finding tastings and visits lined up over the next few months.

Tom writes for his online wine magazine ‘Wine-Pages’: over the years ‘Wine-Pages’ has evolved into one of the world’s biggest and most visited sites on the subject of wine, attracting 400,000 unique visitors per month. Tom also writes for publications including Decanter, World of Fine Wine, Harpers Wine & Spirit and Off Licence News.

In the past the Portuguese Journalist of the Year has been given to Richard Mayson, Tim Atkin, Charles Metcalfe, Simon Woods and most recently in 2009 to, Sarah Ahmed ‘The Wine Detective’.

Once Tom has chosen his 50 great Portuguese Wines they will be available to taste at events in 2011, more information can be found at www.jkmarketing.co.uk