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Next
publication(s).
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Companhia
das Quintas buys Q. Da Fronteira.
- No
Nacional Vintage 2007.
- Tasting
containers with Churchill’s Port Wine.
- Sales
numbers January - November 2009.
- IVDP
events calendar as of January 2010.
- Revista
de Vinhos no. 241, December 2009.
- Wine
competitions
generally.
- Terravino 2009.
- Decanter: Top
Ten Fortified Wines for Christmas 2009.
- Grand
Prix Magazyn Wino 2009.
- Liv-ex
Fine Wine Power 100 list 2009.
- Top
200 Marcelo Copello - Brazil.
- Top
lists Jancis Robinson.
Next publication(s).
26/12/09. Our next full publication will be on April 3rd or 4th
.
Maybe we will do a limited publication on February 6th or 7th
and on March 6th or 7th .
Companhia das Quintas
buys Q. Da Fronteira.
26/12/09.
Recently
Companhia das Quintas (CdasQ) has bought Quinta da Fronteira in the Douro
Superior.
Companhia
das Quintas was founded by Miguel Melo Azevedo in 1999. The
company is growing quickly and aims
to belong to the Top 5 in Portugal. CdasQ owns quintas in Bucelas (north of
Lisbon, also main office), Palmela, the Beira Interior, Estramadura, the
Alentejo, Bairrada and the Douro.
The company has a Dutch export manager, Martijn Boer.
Q.
da Fronteira (= border) is situated at the Douro river near Barca de Alva. The
quinta has an area of 90 hectares, of which 54 hectares are vineyards class A.
In 2009 the benefiçio of 130 pipas (casks of 550 litres) was sold to Sogevinus
(Cálem, Kopke, etc.). There are plans to produce a limited edition of top Port
in the future, but it is not yet decided as to when.
CdasQ already owns Q. da Cova da Barca situated immediately next to Q. da
Fronteira. This quinta without Port rights is 60 hectares large of which 16
hectares of vineyards.
Jorge
Serôdio Borges was contracted as winemaker for the Douro activities (also Q. do
Passadouro and together with his wife Sandra Tavares da Silva: Wine & Soul).
See: http://www.companhiadasquintas.com/
No
Nacional Vintage 2007.
26/12/09. In his blog, Christian Seeley answers the question on why no Quinta do
Noval Nacional Vintage 2007 was made even though this was a good year. He draws
a comparison to 1996. That year there was an excellent Nacional Vintage, but no
Q. do Noval Vintage. In 2007 it was the other way round.
Apparently you can state that all thoroughbreds have their own character.
See
for his article: http://www.christianseely.com/2009/12/08/nacional-2007/
Tasting
containers with Churchill’s Port Wine.
26/12/09.
The
Port & Wine Company in the Dutch town of Utrecht, a company owned by Dineke
and Menno ten Berge, has marketed a box with six 25 ml glass containers of
Churchill’s Port.
The
used types are the Dry White, Ruby Reserve, Ruby Finest Reserve - Unfiltered,
Tawny Reserve, LBV 2002 - Unfiltered and the 10 Years Old Tawny. The set is an
ideal possibility for a good introduction to Port Wine. The price of the box set
is 18.50 Euros.
The aim is that this product will be sold through the better specialized
shops.
For the time being they are available through http://www.vanwageningenendelange.nl/
The
company will also make a box with Madeira’s. This one will contain the
Rainwater, Finest Dry 5 Years, Finest Medium Rich, Bual 10 Years Old, Malmsey 15
Years Old and the Single Harvest 1998 of Henriques & Henriques.
The
box with tasting containers is an idea of Ron Kercher of the M Factory. He
markets them like Nosing and Tasting Kits with rare and special whiskies.
See: http://www.rarewhiskysite.com/2.html
Sales numbers January - November 2009.
26/12/09.
The sales results for the first ten months of this year continue to be
bad though the decreases of the Special categories has somewhat. The latest
numbers (export + Portugal) of the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto
(IVDP) are as follows (between brackets the numbers of January to September
2009):
- the
volume of all Port sold decreased by 6,9% (5.4%).
- the
revenue of all Port sold decreased by 6,2% (6.6%).
- the
volume of the Special Categories/Premium Ports sold decreased by 10,1% (12.6%).
- the
revenue of the Special
Categories/Premium Ports sold decreased by 9,7% (14.5%).
The
complete information can be found at: http://www.ivdp.pt/pagina.asp?codPag=73&codSeccao=6&idioma=0
IVDP
events calendar as of January 2010.
26/12/09. The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto has planned the following
event in Germany:
Germany:
. February 12th - Vintages 2007 tasting by Axel Probst - Leverkusen -
for professionals and consumers. See: http://www.worldofport.de/events.htm
See also: http://www.ivdp.pt/pagina.asp?content=eventos
26/12/09.
The
December issue of the Portuguese magazine Revista de Vinhos contains the
following information on Port Wine:
New
products:
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The Quinta do
Noval LBV 2004 Unfiltered scored 17 points from 20.
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The Q. Nova de Nossa
Senhora do Carmo Vintage 2007 scored 17 points.
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The Rozès Q.
Do Pégo Vintage 2007 scored 16.5 points.
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The Rozès
Vintage 2007 scored 17 points.
Encontro
com o Vinho e Sabores:
The editorial staff gives an extensive report on the tenth anniversary of this
event, as organised by Revista de Vinhos in Lisbon from November 13th
to 16th . For the results of the competitions organized there, please
see our News item of 05/12/09: Encontro
com o Vinho e Sabores 2009.
Twenty
years Revista de Vinhos:
The editorial staff sketches a portrait of an era by means of images of the
front pages of a selection from the 240 published issues including a brief
extract of these issues.
Quintahotel
da Pacheca:
Samuel Alemão reviews this new hotel with its magnificent driveway. The Serpa
Pimentel family gave the 15 room hotel the name of Winehouse hotel. The
restaurant has 48 places and is open every day for lunch and dinner. Alemão
judges the accommodation with 18.5 points out of a possible 20. Unfortunately
the website www.quintadapacheca.com
does not yet contain
much information about the hotel/restaurant.
26/12/09. During the fourth Mediterranean International Wine and Spirits
Challenge Terravino in Eilat, Israel from November 13th to 19th
a gold medal was awarded to the Cordovero Ruby (see our News item of 01/09/07:
First Kosher Port Wine – Cordovero.).
Terravino 2009 was recognized by the O.I.V. The WAWWJ ranking of the Terravino
2008 was 7,65 from 10. The numbers of O.I.V. wine entries amounted to 551.
For more information see: http://www.mediterraneaniwc.com/2009_en.htm
Decanter:
Top Ten Fortified Wines for Christmas 2009.
26/12/09. On December 11th the English magazine Decanter
published its Top Ten Fortifieds Wines for Christmas 2009. This list contains
three Port Wines:
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No. 2:
Sainsbury 10 Years Old Tawny.
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No. 5: Delaforce
Quinta de Corte Vintage 1991.
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No. 6: Q. Da
Passodouro Vintage 1999.
The full list can be found at: http://www.decanter.com/recommendations/subrecommendation.php?rid=625&sid=1844
Grand
Prix Magazyn Wino 2009.
26/12/09. Sandra Tavares da Silva and Cristiano van Zeller of Quinta do Vale
D. Maria have won the award Producer Of The Year in the Grand Prix Magazyn Wino
of the Polish magazine of the same name.
The
Q. do Crasto Vintage 2004 won the bronze medal in the category best “Liqueur
wine”.
For
more information see: http://www.magazynwino.pl/pl/239_wydarzenia/515_nagrody_grand_prix_2009_magazynu_wino.html
(Source:
aicep Portugal Global of 11/12/09.)
Liv-ex Fine Wine Power 100 list 2009.
26/12/09.
On
December 14th the English electronic market place for wine traders,
Liv-ex (http://www.liv-ex.com/),
published its annual list of the strongest wine brands. Five criterions are
judged for this list: the monetary value total trade, the average score from
Robert Parker or from Wine Spectator, the average best price, the average price
increase and the production weighted average price. This year we find two (last
year 3) Port brands in the list, both of the Fladgate Partnership:
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No. 48 Taylor’s (in 2008: 72).
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No. 66 Fonseca (in 2008: 83).
The Drinks Business (http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/)
has published an extensive analysis
of the results in its December issue. The article can be found at: http://liv-ex.typepad.com/files/fine-wine-power-list0002.pdf
Top
200 Marcelo Copello - Brazil.
26/12/09.
On
December 18th the Brazilian wine writer Marcelo Copello of the
website Mar de Vinho published his
Top 200 for the ninth time (The Best Of 2009). We find the following Port Wines
in the category sweet and fortified:
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Messias Colheita 1990.
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Fonseca Vintage 2007.
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Burmester 40 Years Old Tawny.
For more information see: http://www.mardevinho.com.br/colunas/top-200-os-melhores-de-2009
Top
lists Jancis Robinson.
26/12/09.
From
November 21st Jancis Robinson has published some lists with wines
that are drinking well now in the Financial Times. On December 18th this was her
choice of Strenght and Sweetness.
She has grouped these by style and then upwards by price per cl. In the category
Strong and Sweet we find the following Port Wines:
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Sainsbury Ruby.
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Quinta do Noval
10 Years Old Tawny.
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Delaforce Q. da Corte
Vintage 1991.
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Fladgate
Partnership - Quinta & Vineyard Bottlers Vintage 1994.
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Taylor’s Q. da
Vargellas Vintage 2001.
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Dow’s Q. do Bomfim
Vintage 1998.
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Dow’s Vintage 1963.
For more information see: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/09563752-e9ca-11de-ae43-00144feab49a.html
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