Winemaker of the year for Portugal

Awards

26 July 12

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The winemaker Luís Sottomayor was considered winemaker of the year 2012 at the International Wine Challenge, one of the most important international wine competitions.

Luís Sottomayor, chief Douro winemaker for Sogrape, is the winemaker of the year for the International Wine Challenge in the fortified wines category. "There are awards that have a special taste and this is one of them," says Luís Sottomayor, noting that the distinction also helps the promotion of Portuguese wines, particularly Port wine. In the same competition, Luís Sottomayor and his winemaking team were also honored with another award: the Offley Late Bottled Vintage 2007 wine tasting, which received also a trophy.

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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.

Events

8 September 21

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.