Portuguese Wine Experience

New Website coming soon

2012-01-02T15:40:00.000Z

Dear Wine Lovers, We are currently building a new website and will soon put it live. PWE invites you to join our Relaunch emailing list and we'll let you know about all the news soon via email: Signup here: http://relaunch.pwexperience.com/ We ask also for your help, After you sign up there are options for you to share this news, please do so and help us spread the word more and more, about

Sogrape acquires Stevens Garnier - By Decanter.com

2011-11-12T14:48:00.001Z

Sogrape, Portugal's largest wine company, has made a full acquisition of wine merchant Stevens Garnier. Stevens Garnier is one of the UK’s most-established wine merchants. It began in the 1970s and now has a portfolio covering all of the world’s major wine regions. Sogrape Vinhos, one of its first agencies, is Portugal’s biggest wine company, with a turnover of €185m and 1300ha of

Tom Cannavan’s 50 GREAT Portuguese Wines - by Wines of Portugal

2011-11-07T09:30:00.000Z

Wines Of Portugal presents Tom Cannavan's 50 GREAT Portuguese Wines from Wines of Portugal on Vimeo.

London Grand Tasting – What’s being said about Portuguese wine - by Wines of Portugal

2011-11-04T09:00:00.000Z

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Chinese government approves wine investment fund

2011-10-31T15:23:00.001Z

The Chinese government has finally approved the first-ever Chinese investment fund specialising in wine. "The Dinghong Fund (Dinghong means 'In Red') plans to invest in €110m on wine over a five-year period starting this year, according to a representative from Bordeaux negociant Vintex & les Vignobles Grégoire, which will manage the fund’s wine buying." - Say Decanter.com This is a huge step

Encontro com o Vinho e Sabores 2011

2011-10-26T16:06:00.001+01:00

"Revista de Vinhos" is having its 12th "Encontro com o Vinho e Sabores", for the 12th year in a row in Lisbon, this next weekend, from the 28th to the 31st of October. It's an event where try portuguese's marvellous gastronomical history and try the flavours of wonderful wines: wines, pastry, cheese and others will be there. It will also have: Wine Tasting Culinary demonstrations

The Conception of Wine

2011-10-11T03:00:00.000+01:00

Fita Preta presents a new "signature"

2011-10-07T06:00:00.000+01:00

Fita Preta just launched “Signature Series” collection, which has the purpose of distinguish all their small gourmet series. The first one of this series, Branco de Talha, is on the market with only 1.300 bottles, with Roupeiro (70%) and Antão Vaz (30%). Complete article here, by Hipersuper

The World of Wine

2011-10-06T12:39:00.001+01:00

7 Portuguese Gastronomic Wonders

2011-09-14T10:13:00.001+01:00

For those who haven't noticed, Portugal just announced its 7 gastronomic wonders, this last weekend. From the 21 finalists these were the winners: Alheira de Mirandela Queijo da Serra Caldo Verde Arroz de Marisco Sardinha Assada Leitão da Bairrada Pastel de Belém Another example of Portugal's brilliant food. You can check everything at the event's site: http://www.7maravilhas.sapo.pt

New Esporão Blog

2011-09-12T22:29:00.000+01:00

Esporão has started its own blog, bringing fresh news about its wines and other. Check it out: http://blog.esporao.com/

How to Taste wine? The one question most people have

2011-08-06T22:26:00.000+01:00

To answer this question, who better than Gary Vaynerchuk to answer it. Here is one of his WineLibraryTV's episodes to help you. Let us know if it helped:

Japan and the U.S. LIKE Madeira wine!

2011-07-01T12:50:00.000+01:00

The demand justify the investment?The search for Madeira wine grows in Japan and the USA. It will be invested approximately 763 thousand euros in a campaign promotion in these countries.The campaign goes to these countries in the month of September and will run for three years, with various actions.The initiative will be present in American and Japanese cities like Tokyo and Osaka; New Iorque,

Oporto and Madeira wines tasting to the world

2011-06-30T11:28:00.000+01:00

They are sweet, special and different. They have an extraordinary wisdom inside each bottle. We know they can create fabulous harmonies with different tastes. We know that because they are part of Portuguese culture, but does the world know that?Oporto and Madeira Wines took advantage of Vinexpo - a bienal worldwide fair of wine at Bordeus, in order to make a difference, mixing both products

Dão brought gold and silver from Italy!

2011-06-29T18:17:00.000+01:00

Dão wines earned a prominent place in international competition "Selezione del Sindaco 2011", held in Torrecuso, Italy.The red wine "Munda 2008" from the producer Fontes da Cunha SA, figured in the select batch of four winners of big golden medals.During the competition, the red wines: “Quinta do Sobral 2006”, “Adega de Penalva Touriga Nacional 2008”, “Quinta da Espinhosa Reserva 2007”, “Status

Oporto Wine Museum leads your kids to its history

2011-06-28T00:09:00.000+01:00

While you visit this fabulous city you can take your kids to a different program that they will never forget. Oporto Wine Museum has free pedagogic activities to children like visits, short stories, workshops and games.With these activities children can learn several aspects related to Oporto wine history, production, distribution and became familiar with the Museum.They can listen to the short

Aliança Celebrates Wine Day with a Facebook Competition!

2011-06-24T12:22:00.001+01:00

As part of the celebrations of Day of Wine, 3rd of July, Aliança launched a competition to participate via facebook, where you can win wines Alliance.To participate, you must publish in the company's facebook page an original video that includes a wine of the Alliançe company.The video wich gets more LIKEs wins! The first prize is set of two bottles of Quinta da Touriga Nacional 2005 Reserva

2012: European wine eyes lie in Portugal

2011-06-23T12:44:00.000+01:00

2012 European wine eyes lie in Portugal National Wine City Prizes success in the last 3 years inspired Wine European City to bring an initiative to attract European attention to a Portuguese city in order to recognize it for quality and diversity of its wines. Several Portuguese cities have wine industry as an important element of economic growth, but they don't promote it. This was the main

88 in 100? Monte Velho Branco is the “Best Value” by Wine Spectator!

2011-06-22T01:17:00.000+01:00

Wine Spectator, awards Monte Velho Branco 2009 for the category of Best Value.Monte Velho Branco 2009 is a wine from Herdade do Esporão.The title "Best Value" enhancing the quality and price attractiveness of this nectar from Esporão producer.Monte Velho Branco 2009 was subject to a blind tasting, which obtained a rating of 88 points (on a scale of 100).Characterized as a wine "versatile and ripe

Oporto Wineries closer to the tables

2011-06-20T23:41:00.000+01:00

You know that you can taste OPorto Wine in a restaurant, but did you know you can also be introduced to the knowledge of tasting it, like if you were in a winery?Imagine you are in a typical restaurant and staff is expert enough to advise you how to mix the flavors of food with different Oporto Wines, in several moments of your meal.This is not a dream; it is “Port Wine Restaurants”, the project

Top Secret Formula: Portuguese Secular Liqueur Reborn from the Ashes!

2011-06-19T23:54:00.000+01:00

The liqueur wine "Chave Dourada" has been produced during centuries in Mação, located in central Portugal, 170 kms from Lisbon. This secret wine is in danger of extinction since the French invasion, so it will be the target of a project with the aim to their preservation and conservation.Preserved and currently manufactured by a small number of producers who limit their consumption to family and

Beira Interior promoted by Wine Competition

2011-06-19T13:53:00.001+01:00

From 16th to 19th of June, Beira Interior wines are being promoted in the IV Beira Interior Wines Competition with the presence of international journalists and importers.The main goal of this international promotion is to increase Beira Interior wines exportation and to promote regional patrimony and traditional products. Beira Interior Wines have been exceptionally recognized in the

Dão wines conquered Italy

2011-06-16T11:23:00.000+01:00

Munda red 2008, from the Producer Fontes da Cunha, Nelas, was one of the four winners of the Great Gold Medal in the 10ª edition of the international competition Selezione del Sindicato 2011, which occurred at Torrecuso. Portugal presented 150 wines and 44 of them were distinguished. 12 Portuguese wines won Gold Medal and 33 won the Silver one. Some of the awards:Gold Medal: Quinta do Sobral red

Get your Algarve Wine Guide - "Guia de Vinhos do Algarve"!

2011-06-14T22:27:00.002+01:00

The latest edition of the Guia de Vinhos do Algarve (Algarve Wine Guide) is now available from the Algarve Tourism Bureau. A joint venture between the region's local tourism and agriculture authorities, the 130-page publication covers the history and traditions of winemaking in the Algarve. It includes a comprehensive guide to the 76 wines currently available from 16 producers in the DOC (

Wine Help People? YES, Carmim Social Responsibility Project!

2011-06-13T16:00:00.004+01:00

This is s social project released by Carmim to support people without financial resources.Carmim released new versions of red and white 'Monsaraz Millennium' and these wines are "a wine of causes, a flagship project of a long-term social responsibility, where applicable to enhance the human person rather than the brand, whose main goal is to help people directly, "noted a statement from Carmim