Tag Archive: Portugal
Vinho Verde Climbs Past A Half-Million Cases, Helping To Raise Portugal’s Profile
Wines from Portugal’s Vinho Verde region continue to carve out steady progress in the U.S. market, recording a 19% volume gain between 2010 and 2014, according to the Commissão de Viticultura da Região Vinhos Verdes. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 7, 2015Wine Spectator: Prime Portugal Wine Estate Quinta do Ventozelo Sold to Gran Cruz
Gran Cruz, a firm known for volume Port brands but shifting toward premium wines, has purchased Quinta do Ventozelo, a Douro property with more than 500 acres of vines. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 1, 2015Portuguese Wines Rise In U.S. As Domestic Market Struggles
With Portugal’s domestic wine market challenged by the country’s ongoing economic crisis, Portuguese winemakers have been casting their sights abroad—and finding solid growth in export markets like the U.S. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 23, 2013News Briefs for February 7, 2013
•Portuguese wines (excluding Port) were up 15% by value in the U.S. market for the first 10 months of 2012, to $29.55 million, according to trade group ViniPortugal. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 7, 2013Wine Spectator: Hostile Takeover of Portugal’s Sogrape Is Defeated
A legal fight over who controls Portugal’s largest wine company has come to an end, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 20, 2012Portugal’s Esporão Wines Expanding Briskly In U.S. Market
In a small but growing Portuguese wine category, Esporão Wines saw its U.S. sales rise 11% to 50,000 cases in 2011, and the group says growth has accelerated markedly this year, with sales up 64% in the first quarter. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 21, 2012
