Essence of Wine 2016 awards a red, a white and a bottle of Madeira – TSF Online

Alentejo red, a white Douro and Madeira wine aged 50 won the race “Top 10 Portuguese Wines” Essence of wine this year.

the winning wines were chosen by a panel of “more than 30 judges from 13 different nationalities”, including journalists, bloggers, sommeliers and other experts, informed . organization in a statement sent to Lusa

the judges tasted and evaluated in blind tasting, 53 wines (31 reds, 13 fortified and 9 white) pre-selected by the specialized magazine WINE – the Essence of Wine, “taking into account the best ratings given by the panel of evidence of publication to the valued wines in 2015″.

“the white wines and fortified wines obtained very high scores”, so the “top 10 Portuguese wines “turned out to be composed of four red wines, white and three fortified, still refer to organizers.

in red, the big winner was the Julius B. Bastos Grande Reserva Alicante Bouschet 2012, produced in Estremoz, Alentejo on Fifth Dina Maria.

Mirabilis Grand Reserve 2014 prepared in Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Douro, has established itself among whites.

in fortified wines, jury gave the first place to Henriques & amp; Henriques Black Ink 50 Years a wood house wine Henriques & amp; Henriques.

In addition to the three winners in the category of red wines Quinta da Touriga Chã 2013 (Jorge Rosas, Douro) was in second place, followed by Lordelo Vineyard 2011 (Domingos Alves de Sousa, Douro) and the Malhadinha 2013 (Malhadinha Nova, Regional Alentejo).

in white wines, the second position was shared by Soalheiro wines Albariño First Vineyards 2014 (Vinussoalleirus, Vinho Verde) and Quinta dos Carvalhais Special white (Sogrape, Dan).

Finally, in the fortified, the Port wine Barros Harvest 1938 (Sogevinus) and wine Moscatel JMF Alambre 40 Years Moscatel (José Maria da Fonseca) divide the second position.

the organization of the Wine Essence has scheduled the awards for a tagged dinner for tonight.

at the same time, the Portuguese prizes will be awarded “Best of Wine Tourism “the Great Wine Capitals, a network formed by eight cities related to wine regions internationally recognized, which is part of the Port. These awards aim to highlight best practices, services and supply of wine tourism.

The 13th Essence of Wine began Thursday at the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto, ends Sunday, features more than 3,000 wines from 350 producers, domestic and foreign, and is an event organized by the homonymous company, again in partnership with the Porto Commercial Association.