The award was justified by the Casa Ferreirinha high scores wines in the magazine during the year 2012. Actually the magazine's editor, Joshua Greene, considered Casa Ferreirinha, “a great ambassador of the Douro Valley”. "It is always comforting and encouraging to see our work distinguished among the best, especially in this case where we do not speak of just a wine, but a consistent quality level of a whole range," said Louis Sottomayor, winemaker in Sogrape , owner of Casa Ferreirinha. The awards ceremony of Wine & Spirits Magazine will be held on 17 October in the USA.