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    “Few countries, if any, can compete with Portugal’s treasure of varietal diversity and the territorial diversity that sustains it. Certainly, the production of single variety wines is part of the process of understanding that diversity. But the real asset, the value in that varietal diversity, is the complexity of the blend.”
    by Joshua Greene, Editor and publisher Wine & Spirits Magazine
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THE INTERNATIONAL WINE REVIEW’S TOP 50 
PORTUGUESE WINES

“Last year Vini Portugal invited us to taste the wines of Portugal at their source. The result was our Report The New Wines of Portugal. Based on our visit to every major wine producing region of the country and after tasting over 500 wines, we’ve selected our top 50, organized by their region of origin.

Cortes [...]

Mooncakes and the Chinese Language of Wine

Last month I was travelling in Asia with a group of winemakers participating in the International Wine Challenge Asian Trade Tastings, and everywhere talk was of the upcoming Mooncake or Mid-Autumn Festival. This is a popular Chinese lunar harvest festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, (this year [...]

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OPUS VINO – MORE THAN 4,000 OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST WINERIES AND THEIR WINES
“CORTES DE CIMA   –  Owned by Hans Jorgensen, a Dane, and his Californian wife, Carrie, Cortes de Cima has for some years been one of the most modern and forward-thinking estates in the Alentejo. Based in Vidigueira, it has over 250 [...]

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