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Olly Smith’s 50 Great Portuguese Wines 2013
Olly Smith’s list of 50 Great Portuguese Wines 2013 has been released and is full of great value wines from Portugal.
The 50 Great Portuguese Wines is a Wines of Portugal initiative that happens every year in the UK and the US. For this year’s UK event, Olly Smith, a well known TV and wine personality, was selected to choose his list of 50 Great Portuguese Wines. Olly has decided to focus on finding the best value wines between £7 – £30.
Olly Smith was already the 9th expert to be selected for this initiative which has become an annual highlight for Portuguese wine and has helped raise awareness for the exciting diversity of what is being done in Portugal.
I’m a supporter of this initiative as I find that it works very well as a point of entry in the fantastic world of Portuguese wine for many wine lovers. Olly is a specially interesting selection for his ability to be consumer-focused and for his lively no-string-attached attitude towards wine.
Lots of good value options to choose from the 19 white wines, 27 red wines and 4 fortified wines. Here’s Olly Smith’s List of 50 Great Portuguese Wines 2013:
| White Wines | Region | ||
| 1. | Vales de Ambrães – Avesso 2012 | Vinho Verde | Where to buy |
| 2. | Casa da Senra 2012 | Vinho Verde | Where to buy |
| 3. | Soalheiro 2012 | Vinho Verde | Where to buy |
| 4. | Alvarinho Solar de Serrade 2012 | Vinho Verde | Where to buy |
| 5. | FP 2012 | Bairrada | Where to buy |
| 6. | Quinta da Raza Arinto 2012 | Vinho Verde | Where to buy |
| 7. | Montes Ermos Reserva 2011 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 8. | Beyra Quartz 2011 | Beira Interior | Where to buy |
| 9. | Redoma 2011 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 10. | Quinta de la Rosa 2011 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 11. | Pato Frio Antão Vaz 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 12. | Vinhas do Lasso 2010 | Lisboa | Where to buy |
| 13. | Dona Ermelinda 2011 | Península de Setubal | Where to buy |
| 14. | Valle Pradinhos 2011 | Tras-os-Montes | Where to buy |
| 15. | Muros de Melgaço 2011 | Vinho Verdes | Where to buy |
| 16. | Quinta de Saes Encruzado 2011 | Dão | Where to buy |
| 17. | Quinta dos Roques Encruzado 2011 | Dão | Where to buy |
| 18. | Esporão Reserva 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 19. | Arenae 2010 | Lisboa | Where to buy |
| Red Wines | |||
| 20. | Marquês de Borba 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 21. | Almeida Garrett 2010 | Beira Interior | Where to buy |
| 22. | Sexy 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 23. | Zéfyro 2009 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 24. | Altano Quinta do Ataíde Reserva 2009 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 25. | PAPE 2010 | Dão | Where to buy |
| 26. | Claudia’s 2009 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 27. | Manoella Douro 2010 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 28. | Quinta Nova – Colheita 2010 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 29. | F’OZ 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 30. | Palpite 2010 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 31. | Poeira 2010 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 32. | Vertente 2009 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 33. | Trincadeira Vinhas Velhas 2009 | Tejo | Where to buy |
| 34. | Tinto da Ânfora 2010 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 35. | Duas Pedras 2011 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 36. | Crasto Superior 2010 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 37. | Quinta de Foz de Arouce 2009 | Beiras | Where to buy |
| 38. | Quinta dos Quatro Ventos 2009 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 39. | Aliança Bairrada Reserva 2011 | Bairrada | Where to buy |
| 40. | Quinta dos Roques 2010 | Dão | Where to buy |
| 41. | Esporão Reserva 2010 | Alentejo | Where to buy |
| 42. | Cedro do Noval 2009 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 43. | Julia Kemper Touriga Nacional 2009 | Dão | Where to buy |
| 44. | CH by Chocapalha 2009 | Lisboa | Where to buy |
| 45. | Quinta de la Rosa Reserve 2010 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 46. | Quinta do Sagrado Reserva 2007 | Douro | Where to buy |
| Fortified (Port Madeira and Moscatel) | |||
| 47 | Verdelho 15 Years Old | Madeira | Where to buy |
| 48 | Moscatel de Favaios Colheita 1980 | Douro | Where to buy |
| 49 | Família Horacio Simões Bastardo 2009 | Península Setúbal | Where to buy |
| 50 | Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port | Douro | Where to buy |
More information about each wine and a list of places where to buy them (around the world) is available by clicking on each wine.
Finally, watch Olly selecting and explaining what he thinks about Portuguese Wine during his 50 Great Portuguese Wines tasting and selection:
Top 50 Portuguese Wines, by Tom Cannavan
Every year a new Wine Writer of the Year is elected at the Portuguese Wine Awards in the UK and every year the same wine writer is invited to create a selection of Top 50 Portuguese Wines. This year’s winner was Tom Cannavan following Sarah Ahmed in 2010 and Jamie Goode in 2009.
The Top 50 Portuguese Wines 2011
