Pico wine among the best in Portugal

After tasting a thousand wines, here are the eight that deserved the “Prestige” title

Over a thousand wines and sparkling wines were tasted and evaluated. Of these, a total of 68 were awarded, most notably the Douro region, which won 28 awards.

Azores Wine Company

Imagem: Azores Wine Company

The “Passion for Prestige Wine” award went to eight producers. Among them, three red wines, all DOC Douro: Costa Boal Homage Douro red Grande Reserva 2011, from Costa Boal Family Estates; Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas red 2016, from Wine & Soul; and Quinta da Oliveirinha Vinha Franca red (Touriga Franca) 2013, produced by the Alves de Sousa family.

Only one white wine won “Prestige”, was Terrantez do Pico, with Azorean Geographical Indication, from the 2018 harvest, produced by Azores Wine Company.


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