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    “Parker’s Wine Bargains: The World’s Best Wine Values under $25 (published, 2009). “Portugal is full of fine values that manage to make it to international markets despite the exchange rate fluctuations that wreak havoc on retail pricing here… Plus, they come in distinctive blends that are hard to replicate elsewhere… s well as reasonably priced for the most part… Alentejo’s wines are immensely popular in Portugal. Transitionally, it is one of the go-to regions for value wines. The wines here are frequently called “international” for their tendency to blen red grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah with local grapes like Trincadeira, Alicante Bouchet (French, but perhaps at its best in southern Portugal), and others.””
    by Mark Squires The Wine Advocate
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Getting ready to welcome ‘Old and New Friends’ – Cortes de Cima 8th Annual Summer Vineyard Concert

The winery is a buzz of activity as we are busy preparing once again for our Summer Vineyard Concert, when the echo of Danish opera can be heard against the backdrop of the verdant summer vineyard.  The lovely mezzo soprana Ulla Kudsk Jensen will be returning this year accompanied for the first time by the tenor [...]

The Story of the Cortes Vineyard Concerts

One day back in 2003, an amicable white haired Polish/French gentleman came up our drive, bearing an empty bottle of Cortes de Cima, explaining that he had drunk the wine at his friend’s house in Porto, and loved it so much that he had driven the 475 km from Porto to Cortes de Cima, just to [...]

Scandinavian Sommelier Scholarship trip to Portugal

Anne Christine Knudsen, was this year’s top graduate from the Copenhagen Hotel & Restaurantskolen, and won herself a trip to Portugal, sponsored by ViniPortugal, with other sommelier graduates from Scandinavia. At the end of the trip, we invited her to visit Cortes de Cima. If you understand Danish, you can read an excerpt from her [...]

Wine tasting means Christmas cheer for needy kids

Christmas is a time to share and think of others. Let’s work together to spread a little bit of Christmas cheer to needy kids.
We have created a special Christmas 3/pack this year, consisting of 1 bottle of Aragonez 2005, 1 bottle of Syrah 2005 and 1 bottle of Azeite 2008, which will be sold [...]

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