People’s Choice Wine Awards 2022: and the winners are….
Wines of Portugal sponsored the NEW TO MARKET – Treat Yourself Red and White categories, that award producers who do not have distribution in the UK and are looking for importers or direct sales in this market. The results for Portuguese wines in these categories are outstanding: both winners are from Portugal! ✅ NEW TO […]
AND THE BEST WINES OF THE YEAR ARE…
The best wines of the year have already been chosen, a revelation that took place on May 6, in Santarém, at the Awards Ceremony of the 9th edition of the Wines of Portugal Competition, an initiative organized by ViniPortugal. Among the more than 1,450 wines enrolled, the jury chose 442 winners, among which 36 medals are in the category of Grand Gold, 107 Gold and 291 Silver.
With a demanding evaluation carried out by 109 national and international specialists, who tasted the candidate wines in technical sessions over three days, and subsequently by the Grand Jury in two-day meetings, the most awarded region of this 9th edition was the Douro, which won 14 medals, followed by the Alentejo and Tejo regions, with 7 and 4 medals, respectively. It is also worth mentioning the Best of the Year, which distinguish the best among the Grand Gold, being them:
Best Wine of the Year – Casa de Santar Vinha dos Amores Encruzado, 2017, Global Wines
Best Fortified Wine of the Year – Bacalhôa Moscatel de Setúbal Superior 20 Anos, 2000, Bacalhôa Vinhos de Portugal
The Best of the Year Red Varietal – Quinta da Fonte Souto Alfrocheiro, 2019, Quinta da Fonte do Souto
Best of the Year White Varietal – Casa de Santar Vinha dos Amores Encruzado, 2017 Global Wines
Best of the Year Red Wine (Blend) – Falcoaria Grande Reserva, 2018, Casal Branco
Best of the Year White Wine (Blend) – Falcoaria Colheita Tardia, 2016 Casal Branco
Best of the Year White Wine (Blend) – QUINTA DA REDE VINHA DO PINHEIRO, 2018, Quinta da Rede
Best of the Year Sparkling Wine – MARQUÊS DE MARIALVA Cuvée Primitivo Brut Nature, 2014, Adega Coop de Cantanhede
The full list of award winners is available on the Wines of Portugal Challenge website at: https://concursovinhosdeportugal.pt/
"The Wines of Portugal Contest surpasses, every year, the record of registrations, a fact that makes us very proud because it proves the credibility of the initiative and its reputation. Our intention is to reward Portuguese wines through an impartial contest that, at the same time, benefits the consumer by presenting them with relevant factors of differentiation at the time of purchase. Quality, innovation and diversity are the crucial elements that define the best wines and it was with satisfaction that we saw in this 9th edition the difficulty of the Grand Jury in electing them, being this a very clear sign of the excellence of our wines and the work developed by national producers", said Frederico Falcão, President of ViniPortugal.
The wines awarded the Grand Gold and Gold medals in the Wines of Portugal Challenge will have a guaranteed presence in international events of excellence to be held later this year, proof of how the Wines of Portugal Challenge represents a form of international promotion for Portuguese producers.
This edition had a Regular Jury made up of 86 national and 23 international jurors from the sector, including oenologists, sommeliers, journalists, wine educators and others. Among the international jurors were Amelia Singer, from the United Kingdom; Araik Manukyan and Kateryna Yushchenko from Ukraine; Henrik Dahl Jahsen from Norway; Maurício Roloff and Eduardo Milan from Brazil; Fredrik Akerman from Sweden; Georgina Estrada from Mexico, Scott Zebarth from Canada and Julia Coney and Randall Bertão from the United States of America.
The Wines of Portugal Competition is one of the sector's reference events, which recognizes the quality of national wines and promotes experiences and synergies between producers, national and international specialists during one week. In parallel, it reaffirms the position of excellence of the national production in the export markets.
Wines of Portugal Challenge 2022
The 9th edition of the Wines of Portugal Challenge received more than 1450 entries, the highest number since the initiative was launched. The winners will be revealed at the Awards Dinner and Ceremony to be held on May 6, at the Convento de São Francisco in Santarém.
Portuguese wine exports grow 8.11% in 2021
The year 2021 was highly positive for Portuguese wines’ exports, compared to the same period in 2020. According to data released by ViniPortugal, in 2021 there was an increase of 8.11% in value in exports compared to the same period of 2020, having exceeded 925 million euros.
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Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 “Cellar Selections” of 2021
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Wines of Portugal is one of the sponsors of the Danish Association of Sommeliers
Wines of Portugal is one of the sponsors of the Danish Association of Sommeliers in 2021.
Read more about the Danish Sommeliers Association here: https://sommelier.dk.
Wines of Portugal participates in the 5th Global Wine Tourism Conference
The 5th Global Wine Tourism Conference this year takes place in Portugal, from the 8th to the 10th of September, in Monsaraz.
Wines of Portugal collaborates with Portugal’s Tourism Institute in this initiative through the organization of a Masterclass, which will take place on the first day of the event (September 8th), from 12:00 to 14:30, where there will be a Wine Tasting of the 14 Portuguese Wine Regions addressed to around 50 international participants who will be at the Conference.
Portuguese wines distinguished at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Three Portuguese wines were distinguished with "Best in Show" medals in the awards of Decanter magazine, one of the reference publications in the area of wines.
