Thrilling to see Portugal perform so well at Decanter World Wine Awards last night. With France, Portugal bagged the most Old World international trophies (3 apiece) – quite a distinction and, speaking as Regional Chair for Portugal (table wines), I hope the results inspire lots more entries for us to judge next year! And the winners were: Tagus Creek Shiraz Trincadeira 2010 (Alentejo) – International Trophy for a Red blend under £10 – a great coup for one of Portugal’s great modernisers, Joao Portugal Ramos, also Nick Oakley of Oakley Wine Agencies who helped conceive the brand. Bacalhoa 2004 Moscatel de Setubal – International Trophy for sweet fortifieds under £10. Henriques & Henriques 15 year old Verdelho Madeira – International Trophy for sweet fortifieds over £10.