As seen in WineEnthusiast
April 11, 2012
Mural Reserva places Wine Enthusiast Top 100
August 30, 2011
Bodegas Regalia – Geothermal Winery
July 18, 2011Bodegas Regalia de Ollauri has introduced the world’s first Geo Thermal Winery, using natural energy sources in their production. 80% of the facility is located underground to make the most use of gravity for the reception and transport of the grape.
M Imports participates as Gold Member at 2011 WSWA Convention in Orlando, FL
May 27, 2011
ESPN’s Chris Berman enjoys Marques de Teran Versum
May 6, 2011
ESPN Sports Anchor Chris Berman enjoyed Marques de Teran Versum at a Charity fund-raising event for Literacy in Waterbury, CT 5/6/11.
AG PICK: HERA VINHO VERDE BRANCO 2011
May 12, 2012Atlantans, meet your new summer white wine. Introducing Hera Vinho Verde Branco, a refreshing wine from Portugal that is now available in Georgia. Vinho Verde is a type of wine produced in northwest Portugal. The name translates to “green wine,” which refers to the wine’s youth, not color. Vinho Verde wines can be white (branco [...]
Quinta do Portal Wins Best of Wine Tourism International Award
April 30, 2012The Best Of Wine Tourism 2012 awards ceremony took place on 18th April, at the Town Hall, in the D. Maria Room. The winners of the Best Of Wine Tourism awards in 2012 are: International Award – Quinta do Portal – Architecture and Ladscapes National Awards (by alphabetical order) – Casa Semarkinhas – Accomodation; Caves [...]
Portal Colheita Tinto 2009 tops Wine Enthusiast list
April 11, 2012One of the latest offerings on the market from the Douro wine producers “An elegant, structured, fine wine” was how Wine Enthusiast, the prestigious North American magazine for wine lovers, described the Portal Colheita Tinto 2009, one of the latest offerings on the market from the Douro wine producer. The team of tasters decided to [...]
Around the World in 80 Sips: Denver wine tasting
December 3, 2011On Friday night, October 14, wine-lovers gathered at Mile High Station in Denver to taste 68 wines from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, France, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. The event was sponsored by Bottlenotes, an online wine community. Bottlenotes features wine education through its Daily Sip e-newsletter, interactive wine ratings and tasting [...]
New Awards Maior de Mendoza & Fulget
November 22, 2011The past week our oenologist Cristina Mantilla, received the certification of the maximum distinction given by the Gallaecia Association to the best galician wines. The event toock place at the Mugartegui Palace. The awarded wine was Maior de Mendoza on lees 2010. Another of our wines the 3 Crianzas 2009, was also recognised by Gallaecia [...]
Quinta do Portal noted for Outstanding Recent Release of LBV Port in Sommelier Journal
August 30, 2011As featured in Sommelier Journal: (See the full article here) Quinta do Portal 2005 $19 Unfiltered; bottled 2009. The fine, exotic nose is accented by violets, spice, mocha, raisin, and black cherry. Rich as crude oil, but not jammy, the palate has a captivating concentration of fruit that’s impressive for an LBV. So massive that [...]