ViniPortugal has sponsored a wine dinner in Manchester next Wednesday showing wines from Quinta do Portal.

Hanging Ditch have a limited number of tickets for next weeks winemaker dinner, for just £37.50 per person you will be treated to gourmet six course dinner presented with six delicious wines, presented by Dr Pedro Branco from Quinta do Portal in the Douro, live @ kitchen.

They have a limited amount of tickets available for this amazing event, which will be available strictly on a first come, first served basis!
TIME: Wednesday 3rd November 7 for 7.30pm
VENUE: Kitchen @the Circle Club
COST: £37.50 per person
TICKETS: in advance by phone or in person at hangingditch

THE MAIN EVENT …. six wines & six courses all for £37.50

Trevo Vinho Verde 2009 on arrival
Bread, olives & Portal Olive Oil

Steamed Sea Bass, herb salad & chilli broth accompanied by
Quinta do Portal White 2009

Confit Pork Belly, pumpkin, & caramelised apple accompanied by
Quinta do Portal Reserva Red 2007

Marinated Beef rump, fondant potato, wilted spinach accompanied by
Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva Red 2003

Cheese & Quince jelly accompanied by
Quinta do Portal Reserve Tawny Port

Chocolate torte, cinnamon tuile accompanied by
Quinta do Portal LBV Port 2003

Check out all the details here >

This Gourmet event is an absolute steal!
Dietary requirements can be catered for – just let Hanging Ditch know in advance!

Advance tickets
Call 0161 832 8222 or call into hangingditch in person to book tickets.
COST: £37.50 per person

There will be lots of Portuguese wines for you to taste at The Wine Gang Christmas Fair at Vinopolis, London on the 6th November. And we have negotiated a special ticket price of £15 that you can take advantage of if you quote code ‘TWG15’ when purchasing tickets from www.ticketsoup.com

Meet the very enthusiastic producer, Oscar Quevedo, who will be on Table 7 showing his ‘social media’ Douro wines and Ports. (Available soon from www.nakedwines.com). Alongside Oscar, enjoy Tagus Creek and the Terra de Lobos wines from the re-named Tejo region.

Enjoy 15% discount on Ince Wines’ Table 5, where you will be able to taste a range of award winning Portuguese wines from small producers.

Another company offering you a 15% ‘on the day’ discount is Stevens Garnier who will show the immense potential of Portuguese wines from all over this diverse country, including the benchmark Vinho Verde from Quinta de Azevedo, wines from Planalto and Callabriga.

Across the hall on Table 33 enjoy the stunning sweet Moscatels from Bacalhôa and other great value wines from this fabulous producer. Tesco’s Finest Touriga Nacional and the famous ‘Pink Elephant’ wines, along with the new sparkling edition, will be available to taste on Table 54 with 10 International.

Congratulations to Russell Talbot, Pater Martin and Harry Purser who were the lucky winners of the competition we ran recently for tickets to the Wine Gang Fair.

Sir Cliff’s turns 70 this October, and we’d like to toast his success. Fourteen number-one singles, seven number-one albums, and now a number-one sparkling wine from the Algarve.

The Espumante, is a fine Rosé, and the first sparkling wine from Sir Cliff’s winery. It is simply perfect, for a celebration, or delicious with spicy grilled meats or calamari.

If you would like to join in the party you can buy some, at www.mollybrownswinelist.co.uk if you’re feeling adventurous you can even visit the winery, only 20 minutes from Faro, in the Guia locality.

So raise your glass, and wish Sir Cliff a very happy birthday. He’d be delighted, to hear you singing, this very special 70th birthday parody: Congratulations and celebrations…

New World Wines from Ancient Vineyards

This Master Class gives you a taste of Portuguese wines which demonstrate the quality, range and diversity of wines from the New Portugal.

A wide range of wines will be tasted, extending from the green hills of the Minho, to the majesty of the World Heritage Site of the Douro valley, and to the heat of the Alentejo. Come and taste the New Portugal and see that there is more to Portugal than just Port.

Stephen Rosser, Harvey Nichols’ WSET Certified Educator, and Member of the Association of Wine Educators, has selected and will present these wines.

@ The Manchester Big Indie Wine Fest, Peoples’ History Museum, Spinning Fields. 12.30pm, Saturday 9th October

This event has being made possible by the generosity and support of Charles Hawkins, Fells – Symingtons, Fields Morris & Verdin, Richard Mayson & Raymond Reynolds.
For further information, please contact Stephen Rosser, Stephen.rosser@virgin.net 0795 206 6381

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Canela Café can be found in Seven Dials, Covent Garden and Carnaby Street in London and is offering a FREE glass of wine with its exciting menu. Canela Café brings the culinary influences of Portugal and Brazil to London, it’s a superb alternative to anything currently around the West End.

Canela is offering one free glass of wine with any main course Mon-Fri (from 12.30pm to 5pm) valued at £5.60 during July 2010.

Click here to view the menu; you have to try the Pastel de Nata (Portuguese custard tarts!)

DoILikeIt? is a new wine research company that wants to know what you – and your friends – honestly think about all things wine. Trials may range from sending you free bottles of wine to enjoy at home, to taking part in online surveys. We may also send you wine glasses or books. There’s absolutely no charge, no one will ever try to sell you anything.

To find out more and to sign up to be part of the community, visit www.doilikeit.com. Just mention at the end of the registration that you found out about DoILikeIt? through the ‘ViniPortugal newsletter’ and you will be eligible to win a case of wine.

Throughout the summer ViniPortugal will be at numerous consumer shows all over the country, so make sure you visit our stand, all you need to do is subscribe to the newsletter, print off a copy and bring it with you to claim your free goodie bag and enjoy a fantastic selection of Portuguese wines.

Dates for your diary:

CLA Game- 23rd-25th July

Here we are at the Cheshire County Show on 22nd-23rd June:

Paul Quinn is this month’s t-shirt competition winner; he wore his Wines of Portugal t-shirt when competing in the Bendrigg Lodge 10K run at Kendal, 6 bottles of Portuguese wines will be on their way to you!

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.