Titular Reserva Red was awarded a Gold Medal

Titular Reserva Red was awarded a gold medal and won the distinction of "BEST OF SHOW DÃO" that distinguishes it as the best wine of its category, in the Mundus Vini 2018 Contest!

Marta's Suggestions

CEO of Casa dos Vinhos since 2017 Marta Moreira has fallen in love with the wine world for a long time.
Bound to the company since its foundation has been perfecting, over the years, its knowledge in this area.
In this link (https://winehouseportugal.com/243-marta-s-suggestions) you will find her suggestions, taking you to travel around the different regions of Portugal, which you must have know.


In this month she suggest 12 bottles of Dão Wine.
Dão is located in the Beira Alta region, in the centre north of Portugal. The region’s geography is excellent for wine production: the Caramulo, Montemuro, Buçaco and Estrela mountain ranges protect the vine from the wind.

What are you waiting for?

Essência do Vinho - Redealed Top 10 Portuguese Wines

Two Douro wines and one Madeira Wine are the big winners

It is already known the "TOP 10 Portuguese Wines", obtained in the event ESSÊNCIA DO VINHO - PORTO. Wines from the Douro and Madeira regions are the big winners.

The red wine that collected jurors' preferences was the Passagem Grande Reserva 2009, prepared by Quinta das Bandeiras, from very recent vineyards planted in the Upper Douro. Also in the Douro, but in Santa Marta de Penaguião, there is the white wine that obtained the highest accolades, Alves de Sousa Personal 2008. Among the fortified wines, the Barbeito 30 Years Malvasia Vó Vera was the best scored.

The remaining "TOP 10 Portuguese Wines" consists of: 

Quinta de Santiago Alvarinho Reserva 2015, prepared by Nenúfar Real, in Monção, Vinhos Verdes, (second highest white wine); Menino António Alicante Bouschet 2014, produced in Albernôa, Alentejo, by Herdade da Malhadinha Nova (2nd red); Quinta da Touriga Chã 2014, produced by Jorge Rosas in the Douro Superior (3rd red wine); And in the fourth place among the red wines, two ex-aequo - Pedra Cancela Amplitude 2013, elaborated by the Pedra Cancela project in Silgueiros, Dão, and Chryseia 2014, of the Prats & Symington partnership in the Douro. Among the fortified wines, Kopke Colheita 1957, a tawny Port of Sogevinus Fine Wines (2nd place) and Bacalhôa Moscatel de Setúbal Superior 20 Anos 1995, from Bacalhôa Vinhos de Portugal, obtained in the Peninsula of Setúbal (3rd fortified wine). 

Wine had critics of wine and sommeliers from Portugal, Spain, UK, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea and Brazil.

Grão Vasco Dão White Wine

Region: DOP Dão

Castes: Bical, Cercial, Encruzado and Malvasia Fina

Year: 2011

Winemaker: Manuel Vieira

Producer: Sogrape Vinhos de Portugal, SA

Tasting notes: Has a yellow citrus hue. It shows fine aromatic intensity with notes of tropical and white fruits as well as a mineral component that provides it with freshness. In the mouth it is initially
dry with a well-balanced acidity and a fine body. The intensity of its flavour is dominated by mineral notes and tropical fruits. It has a finely persistent finish.

+ info on: http://www.winehouseportugal.com/dao-wine-white-wine-variety/2176-grao-vasco-dao-2011-white-wine.html

Grão Vasco Dão Red Wine

Region: DOP Dão

Castes: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro and Tinta Pinheira

Year: 2009

Winemaker: Manuel Vieira

Producer: Sogrape Vinhos de Portugal, SA

Tasting notes: Is a medium intensity ruby coloured wine, characterised by the primary aromas of the grapes from which it is made, such as plum and black cherry, with some balsamic notes. On the palate it is a wine of great elegance and smoothness, with good fresh acidity, smooth and rounded tannins and a medium intensity palate aroma in which fruit prevails. The result is a remarkably balanced whole, with a clean finish of medium persistence.

+ info on: http://www.winehouseportugal.com/dao-wine-red-wine-variety/2177-grao-vasco-dao-2009-red-wine.html

Vinho Branco Paço Cunhas de Santar "Vinha do Contador"

Região: Dão

Castas: Malvasia, Cerceal, Encruzado

Ano: 2010

Enólogo: Carlos Lucas  

Produtor:  Paço de Santar, Vinhos do Dão, SA

Notas de prova: Estilo impositivo, muita concentração de aroma, citrino, pêssego, mineral. Boca opulenta, plena de frescura, seco e muito estruturado, todo bem desenhado e cheio de volume, final longuissimo.

+ info em: http://winehouseportugal.com/en/branco/1443-paco-cunhas-de-santar-vinha-do-contador-2010-white-wine.html

Vinho Tinto Quinta da Fonte do Ouro "Touriga Nacional"

Região: DOC Dão

Castas: Touriga Nacional

Ano: 2009

Enólogo: Nuno Cancela de Abreu

Produtor: Sociedade Agrícola Boas Quintas

Notas de prova: Aroma floral a violetas e bergamota próprios da casta, groselha madura, bem casados com a madeira. Ao paladar sentem-se os taninos robustos mas suaves e os frutos silvestres com um grande equilibrio e complexidade. O final da prova é muito suave, agradável e muito persistente.

+ info em: http://winehouseportugal.com/en/tinto/1190-quinta-da-fonte-do-ouro-touriga-nacional-2009-red-wine.html

Vinho Rosé Radix

Região: Dão

Castas: Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro

Ano: 2010

Enólogo: Paulo Nunes

Produtor: Quinta da Bica

Notas de prova: Vinho com aroma muito elegante a frutos silvestres com nuances de cerejas.

+ info em: http://winehouseportugal.com/pt/rose/1180-vinho-rose-radix-2010.html

Vinho Branco Quinta de Cabriz Colheita Selecionada

Região: DOC Dão

Castas: Malvasia Fina, Cerceal, Bical, Encruzado

Ano: 2010

Enólogo: Carlos Lucas e Carlos Moura

Produtor: Dão Sul Soc. Vitivinícola S.A.

Notas de prova: Muito pálido de cor, com notas citrinas discretas no aroma, delicado mas muito limpo. Mostra-se mais desenvolto na boca, sem pontos fracos, com a acidez viva e a fruta tropical a dar presença ao conjunto.

+ info em: http://winehouseportugal.com/en/branco/225-quinta-de-cabriz-colheita-selecionada-2010-white-wine.html