Portovino are now stocking an usual selection of Ruby and Tawny Ports together with exciting “New” Ports such as Dry White and Rosé.
Dalva were established in 1862 and have a full collection of aged single vintage Colheitas including a very special limited edition 1934 and a rare Golden White 1952.
Click here for more information or to buy Ruby and Tawny Ports
Every year, Wine Enthusiast puts together an intriguing list of its TOP 100 BEST BUYS. This year, ten Portuguese wines were selected. They were reviewed by Roger Voss, the magazine’s European Editor.
Not all of these wines are available in the UK, but we have indicated their agent where relevant.
The Top 100 listed below were based on the relationship between score and price and factoring in availability and buzz. They also tried to balance the list in terms of wine style, variety and origin.
Messias 2008 Quinta do Penedo Portuguese Red (Dão)
A wonderfully brooding, tannic wine that offers huge structure along with richness, dark plum skin fruit flavors and a tense mineral and flint texture. Obviously for aging over 4–5 years.
Casa do Valle 2010 Grande Escolha Portuguese White (Vinho Verde)
Big, ripe- fruited wine, full of apricot and peach flavors, a fine rounded texture, smooth and creamy. There is a great tangy citrus finish. Impressive, ripe and rich, definitely for food.
Quinta das Arcas 2010 Arca Nova Colheita Portuguese White (Vinho Verde)
Delicious bright fruited wine, full of lemongrass, green herbs and delicious lime juice and apricot flavors. Drink this summer as a great apéritif.
For further information please contact Miguel Leal at Casa Leal
Dao Sul 2009 Palestra Portuguese Red (Douro)
Big bold, attractive wine that strides over the palate, giving sweet fruit as well as acidity. The tannins are buried within the ripe red berry fruits that are edged with a more concentrated meaty character
For further information please contact Lance Foyster at Clark Foyster
Bacalhôa Wines of Portugal 2008 Tinto da Anfora Portuguese Red (Alentejano)
Always an impressive wine, this latest vintage of Tinto da Anfora powers forward with great balance among its black fruits, ripe tannins, oak and enticing acidity. There is a jammy feel to the texture, although the firm structure holds it all together.
For further information, please contact Andre Neves at Ehrmanns
Luis Duarte 2009 Rapariga da Quinta Branco Portuguese White (Alentejano)
Intense wood-aged wine, with tropical fruits over the toast and layer of acidity. It’s impressive, with a fine balance of all the elements—richness and elegance. Give the wine a year to fully integrate.
Quinta do Portal 2007 Mural Reserva Portuguese Red (Douro)
A firm wine, based on dry tannins and some dense fruit. It has acidity, driven by black berry flavors. The core of the wine is dry, both from wood and acidity, and it will benefit from 2–3 years’ aging.
For further information, please contact Charles Hawkins at Charles Hawkins & Partners on: 01572 823030
Wines & Winemakers 2008 Azul Portugal Portuguese Red (Ribatejo)
A very soft-textured wine with delicious jammy fruits that give spice and juiciness. It has a rich feel to it, velvet in the mouth, while the acidity adds just the right amount of freshness
DFJ Vinhos 2010 Grand’Arte Alvarinho (Lisboa)
Full and rounded wine, with touches of toast, pineapple, melon and peach. It’s a fine expression of Alvarinho, keeping the essential fresh structure of the grape while also giving extra weight and richness.
For further information please contact Fil Fernandes at 10 International
Quinta do Serrado 2007 Serrado Colheita Portuguese Red (Dão)
A darkly tannic wine, very mineral, tasting of the granite Dão soil. The wine is taut, fresh with black currants, its structure a major element. For aging 3–4 years.
Wines of Portugal will also be at The Wine Show in November and the Three Wine Men in December, so save the dates in your diary, and come and taste a range of fabulous Portuguese wines.
The Wine Show
London 11th, 12th & 13th November
Book tickets for The Wine Show in London
The Three Wine Men
London 3rd & 4th December
Book tickets for The Three Wine Men
Tagus Creek is celebrating after its ‘Tagus Creek Trincadeira’ wins the International trophy for the best red blend under £10 at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
The DWWA judges described the wine as:
“Lovely fragrant bouquet of summer pudding and crushed berries with a peppery edge. Juicy and light in tannins with a supple, quaffable ripeness. Deliciously good value. The Portuguese variety Trincadeira blends brilliantly with international grape Shiraz to produce this brilliantly expressive red wine. It’s Silky and structured, elegant and fruity, the Tagus Creek Shiraz .”
You can pick up a bottle from Morrisons, Tesco, Booths and Waitrose, priced at approximately £5.99, it’s a bargain!
| “I feel like the world of wine has been decoded for me. It is like I can speak a new language. Tim is a fantastic teacher. I thought the atmosphere at Vinoteca was great fun and the food absolutely delicious.” Rose Van Orden – Student on Beginners’ Course, 2011 We have great pleasure in announcing our latest Wine Courses at Vinoteca, tutored by renowned Master of Wine, Tim Atkin. The Introduction to Wine and Intermediate Course will commence at Vinoteca Marylebone on the 3rd & 4th October 2011. The relaxed and informal classes cover a range of interesting topics and are followed by a delicious selection of seasonal food, accompanied by the wines featured during the tasting. The courses consist of six classes and will be held in our brand new and very stylish Private Dining Room located at Vinoteca Marylebone (15 Seymour Place W1H 5BD). The price of the course, which includes 6 classes, tasting pack with descriptions & notes, and all wine & food, is £300. Places on the course are limited and can be booked through our online WineShop – http://shop.vinoteca.co.uk/tickets. Further information can be found online or by contacting Louise McTernan, Louise@vinoteca.co.uk or 020 7608 2253. |
| “Tim has a non-didactic teaching style, bags of humour and anecdotes and puts everyone at ease. He’s an approachable and engaging teacher, who encourages discussion and demystifies the process of learning.”
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Duas Pedras from Quinta do Centro has just launched in the UK. The 2009 vintage is an exclusive for the Wine Society and is a blend of Touriga Nacional and Syrah with a touch of Viognier (‘the salt in the cooking’) from vines that Richard Mayson planted in 2006, a year after buying Quinta do Centro.
Duas Pedras complements Pedra Basta which was launched in 2007 and will be followed by the super-permium red, Pedra e Alma 2009 in the autumn.
Join Tanners for a 2009 Douro DOC & Port Tasting in October – Most of the wines, along with a few surprises, will be presented by representatives of the properties including Paul Symington (Warre, Vesuvio, Roriz and Chryseia) and Sandra Tavares (Pintas, Passadouro and Quinta Vale Dona Maria).
Over 40 of Portugal’s finest wines for just £15 per ticket.
Date: Thursday 13th October 2011
Location: Tanners Wyle Cop Cellars Shop, Shrewsbury
They anticipate that tickets will sell quickly, so please call soon on 01743 234 455 to avoid disappointment.
Picture of Joao Brito e Cunha with the ViniPortugal and Naked Wines archangels in the Douro
Naked Wines is currently promoting some new Portuguese wines on their MarketPlace platform, from oenologist Joao Brito e Cunha.
By the time you read this story, hopefully Naked Wines will have sold all of João’s cases and João will have raised some of the capital to realise his dream.
Joao Brito e Cunha says
“I am so excited to be here on Naked Wines, I hear so much about the Naked Wines family from my dear friend Mario Negreiro. Please let me introduce myself, my name is João Brito e Cunha and I am a consultant/producer winemaker from the Douro Valley, Portugal.
For some years now I have been planning to build my own winery. Rowan has told me that the Market place is the perfect place to raise some capital for this. The Douro Valley is a very complex and expensive wine region, we have so many different variables, with sun exposition, altitude, age of the vines, soil and many rich grape varieties. Building my own winery will allow me to improve many small details that will make a big difference to the final result. As a big thank-you for your help, I’m offering you a case of some really special wines at a big discount.
Please let me know any questions about my wines. And when my new winery is built, maybe you can come to visit me! Cheers!”
This campaign follows Carmen Steven’s campaign, a South African producer, where Naked Wines customers pre-ordered £120K worth of wine in one afternoon.
Wines of Portugal will be at The Three Wine Men (London & Manchester), The Wine Show (London), and The Wine Gang (London) tastings this year, so make sure you save the dates in your diary and pop along to taste a world of difference from our amazing wine producing country.
More details will follow, but for now, here are the dates for your diary…
London 24th – 26th September 2011 – Lord’s Cricket Ground
Manchester 1st – 2nd October 2011 – Manchester Science Museum
London 3rd – 4th December – Lord’s Cricket Ground
This exciting new consumer event is hosted by Oz Clarke, Olly Smith and Tim Atkin, a trio of the UK’s liveliest and most entertaining wine personalities. The event will be packed full of exciting wines from all over the world – and keep an eye out for ‘pop up tastings’ which will be taking place throughout the day.
For more information visit www.threewinemen.co.uk or to book tickets for The Three Wine Men click here.
London 29th October – Vinopolis
The Wine Gang is made up of five of the UK’s most respected wine critics; Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Jane Parkinson of The Drinks Business, Anthony Rose of The Independent, Joanna Simon of House & Garden and David Williams of The Observer and World of Fine Wine.
To book tickets for The Wine Gang click here.
London 11th – 13th November – Olympia
It’s a great experience and will be jam-packed with the country’s leading wine experts, the world’s wine producers, unusual regions and varieties to discover… all in all, a great day out. Book your tickets today.
To book tickets for The Wine Show click here.
Enjoy a glass of Portuguese wines at nine of London’s most popular restaurants.
We are working in partnership with the D&D restaurant group and the Evening Standard so you can enjoy a very special menu that includes a glass of Vinho Verde or Nova Safra, Pinhal da Torre for just £15 (two courses), or £20 (three courses).
You can enjoy this very special offer in the following restaurants:
Almeida – Islington
Avenue – St James
Blue Print Café – Shad Thames
Kensington Place – Kensington
Le Pont de La Tour – Shad Thames
Plateau – Canary Wharf
Quaglinos – Mayfair
Royal Exchange – Bank
Skylon – South Bank
This promotion runs until Sunday 11th September 2011.
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