Grandes Escolhas Vinos & Sabores 2019 has revealed the winners of the "Escolha da Imprensa" (Press Selection) Wine Contest at the Lisbon International Fair during the inauguration on October 25, of this important wine event in Portugal, which lasted until Monday the 28th, a day dedicated to professionals in the sector.
The main award-winning wines – 2019 Press Selection Grand Prize – were for the regions of: Bairrada (sparkling), Vinhos Verdes (white), Alentejo (rosé), Douro (red) and Madeira (fortified), respectively. In total, there were 115 award-winning wines: 13 sparkling, 32 white, 7 rosé, 51 red and 12 generous.
In sparkling wines, the winner of the "Press Selection Grand Prize 2019" was 'Montanha Grande Cuvée Bairrada Baga & Chardonnay branco 2010', from the producer Caves da Montanha; in the whites, it was 'Regueiro Barricas Vinho Verde Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho 2017', from Quinta do Regueiro, which won the podium place; while 'Ravasqueira Premium Regional Alentejano 2017', from Sociedade Agrícola D. Diniz, assumed the leadership in rosés; 'Antónia Adelaide Ferreira Douro 2015', from Sogrape Vinhos, stood out in the red category. In the fortified wines, the greatest highlight was for 'Justino's Madeira Sercial Colheita 2017', from Justino's Madeira Wine.
This competition is carried out in blind tasting. This year, the organization, in charge of the specialized magazine of the Grandes Escolhas sector, registered 380 wine references in the contest, with almost 60 people making up the jury panel. As in previous years, it had a jury with diverse profiles to reach the average consumer with the evaluation of the wines and, at the same time, enhance the educational function. In addition to representatives of the written, radio, television and digital press, sommeliers and owners of wine bars were part of the group, among other specialists, such as critics, wine professionals, opinion leaders and oenophiles.
Sara PeñasFounder-Manager of La Vida Ibérica and Professor of Wines from Portugal-ViniPortugal in Spain.
