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Quevedo’s wines awarded? As we said before, we rather you taste it!

oscar — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:36:29 +0000

You know that we here, in our corner, love to hear what you think about our wines. So much that most of the time we don’t care too much about what the press says. In any case, and just to keep you informed about what is going on with our wines, I must tell you that the two Ports we launched in the last months were awarded by the International Wine Challenge. Quevedo Vintage 2007 got a silver medal while the Quevedo Colheita 1996 received a bronze medal. If you want to see other awarded wines, you can go to International Wine Challenge Awards 2010.

And you know, if you have something to say about our wines, write it now, or…. whenever you want!

Oscar

Quevedo nominated for Best Winery Blog

oscar — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:15:50 +0000

Dear readers of our blog, it is time to judge us. This time not by tasting our wines, but because we were nominated for Best Winery Blog from the Wine Blog Awards. I had never expected that a Port producer located in a remote region in the north of Portugal could attract the visibility for such a nomination!

This is the time for you to say what you think about our blog. And you only have until May 30th to vote. So please click here for the survey link and participate.

Now I’ll open a good bottle from the cellar, yep, I also celebrate nominations!!!

Oscar

5th Place in the PORTraits Feature Organized by ForTheLoveOfPort

oscar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:00:16 +0000

Roy Hersh in the ForTheLoveOfPort web has recently promoted a feature called PORTraits. With the aim to create a compendium of Porto, Madeira and Douro pictures, the feature was free open to all who want to share their little treasures. The challenge finished mid December and the winners were announced in Roy’s newletter of January, issued early this week.

There are over 850 pictures in the photobase, some definitively very impressive. Take a look, it is worth. I was lucky to win the 5th place with a photo taken during a treading of grapes in Quinta das Aranhas. Ah, and I will also get a nice baseball cap with a bottle o Port and a ForTheLoveOfPort inscription.

Thank you ForTheLoveOfPort!

Oscar Quevedo

Douro Red Wine Between The Top 10 Wines of 2008 for Wine Spectator

oscar — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:57:20 +0000

The top 10 wines in 2008 from the magazine Wine Spectator brought an excellent result for the Portuguese wines. The red Quinta do Crasto Reserva Old Vines 2005 ranks in #3 with 95 points from the magazine.

This is definitively an extraordinary prize for this dedicated family. But are also amazing news for the Portuguese wines, and mainly for the Douro wines, which year after year are more and more known and recognized by the world wine experts.

From Quevedo we would like to congratulate the winemaking team, which includes Manuel Lobo, Dominic Morris and Tomás Roquette and say thank you to put the name of Portugal in so recognized list!

Oscar Quevedo

Top 10 Wines:

1. Casa Lapostolle, Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005, 96 points, Chile

2. Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux 2005, 97 points, France

3. Quinta do Crasto, Douro Reserva Old Vines 2005, 95 points, Portugal

4. Château Guiraud, Sauternes 2005, 97 points, France

5. Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2005, 95 points, France

6. Pio Cesare, Barolo 2004, 94 points, Italy

7. Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac 2005, 96 points, France

8. Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005, 96 points, France

9. Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2007, 95 points, Australia

10. Seghesio, Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007, 93 points, California