Alentejo wines in “Essência do Vinho” Top 10

Wine from Alentejo  awarded in the 11ª Essência do Vinho
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Alentejo is famous for its people who have an easy paced, free of worry set of mind and more importantly… their amazing wine production!

Four Alentejo wines were distinguished in the 11ª edition of Essência do Vinho, which occurred earlier this month in the city of Porto, Portugal. “This is good news for Portuguese wine and very good news for the wine region” said the association for regional alentejano wine production. 

In the top 10 presented at this wine fair, Alentejo wine region was represented by four wines Sociedade Agrícola D. Diniz, João Portugal Ramos, Herdade da Malhadinha Nova and Susana Esteban.

Alentejo wine region is the national market leader in wine production with 263 producer and 97 retailers, in a 21,970 acres of vineyards.

Top 10 movie quotes about wine

1.  “Wine is like people. The wine takes all the influences in life all around it, it absorbs them and it gets its personality." - A French Kiss

(Words of wisdow, indeed.)


2. "Take a few lessons. Grow some grapes. Make some good wine. You cannot do it that way. … You have to have it in your blood. You have to grow up with the soil underneath your nails, and the smell of the grape in the air that you breathe. The cultivation of the vine is an art form. The refinement of its juice is a religion that requires pain and desire and sacrifice." - Bottle shock

(Come to Portugal, experience the Douro Culture, Gustavo. Then you'll know about passion and great wine making! )


3. "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." - Hannibal

(we got nothing for this one. brrr)


4. "I myself subscribe more to the European philosophy of life, my priorities leaning towards wine, women and, well that's about it." - Alfie

(yes, Alfie, we can show you every Portuguese wine out there! Come, come a little closer.)


5. "Oh, actually all champagne is French, it’s named after the region. Otherwise it’s sparkling white wine. Americans of course don’t recognize the convention so it becomes that thing of calling all of their sparkling white champagne, even though by definition they’re not." - Wayne's World

(hey, know-it-all, just shut up!)


6. "“I never drink…wine.” - Dracula

(oh...your highness...err.. , you would drink a portuguese one, for sure!)


7. " I love how wine continues to evolve, how every time I open a bottle it’s going to taste different than if I had opened it on any other day. Because a bottle of wine is actually alive — it’s constantly evolving and gaining complexity. That is, until it peaks — like your ‘61 — and begins its steady, inevitable decline. And it tastes so fucking good." - Sideways

(poor souls, they don't even know about the golden Douro valley...)


8. "My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done, such as drinking Dom Perignon ‘53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!" - Goldfinger

(007, we also don't forget to mention Port wine as well.)

9. "I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret." - Fawlty Towers

(somebody needs to learn their wines (portuguese, portuguese, portuguese)

10. " I like to drink wine more than I used to". - The Godfather

(yes, we get you bro. specially if the wine is portuguese)

Cool and elegance in the bootle: wine of the week!

Chão da Quinta - Red Wine

Our wine of the week is from Chão de São Francisco. The Quinta de S. Francisco goes back to the XVIII century, it used to be the main house of the Viscount of Treixedo in Lourosa de Cima, with majestic gardens, whose beauty was developed in baroque style, in a city known as "the most baroque of Portugal".

This Chão da Quinta is a wine from the region of Viseu, which is a region full of gastronomy delicacies and rich in folklore and cultural experience, is kind of perfect to be a wine's birth place!

It's a wine that presents himself with elegance and coolness,  with shiny and brilliant ruby color that has a hint of purple. The scent of this wine it has a tone of ripe red fruits, plumps and blackberries, together with a light touch of rare spices such as black pepper, cocoa and vanilla. As you taste it it reveals a nice structure and volume. You are going to drink this wine but, as the years go by, if by accident you kept it in the bottle you will be surprised by how well it has evolved.

Prémios - Chão da Quinta

Glamour! Glamour! Glamour! - Wine of the week.

White Wine Reserve

Today we feature a product from our portfolio that is one of the most glamours whines we have: the white reserve from Timóteos wines.

This wine was bottled back in 2012. It's aroma is one that you can easily pick out in a crowd, the intense and structured scent doesn't let you miss it. When you taste this wine you get hit by a fresh, fruity favor that surprise you and it's light bubbly essence is going to surprise your tongue.

The packing is elegant, tasteful and modern, an equilibrium that is hard to get right!

Perfect for a good roast in a typical light and sunny fall day when you, absolutely, need to make a good first impression. Make one that lasts!

The portuguese wine basket

We have been talking about it since last week, now, it's time to see for your own eyes!
Follow this link and enjoy all you need to know about the Portuguese Wine Basket.
Remember, it's goal is to let you have a taste of our wines, so the basket is completely customization according to your every need!

The portuguese wine experience

Portuguese Wine Basket: one sip and you'll be hooked.

We are always looking for the best ways to make our products know to the decision maker of great wine companies. What better way than to give you the chance to taste our great wines? 

Introducing: The Portuguese Wine Experience!

We have put together a selection of absolutarget's greatest hits! Just kidding, to us all our wines are special and althought it was hard we came up wiht the following selection:

-10 reds : pure gems hidden in the most authentic wine you'll ever tasted;
- 10 whites : special kind of wines that lighten up your day;
- 2 rosés: the pink wine that is a lot of fun;
- and of course, 2 ports: the most refine kind of wine you'll serve;

Please note that this basket can be custom made according to your need and wants.
Implementing the Portuguese wine Basket has the main goal of trigerring your will to buy more and more portuguese wine from our portfolio. 

Homer would love our wine basket

This way you can have a full perception of our wines and...once you have a taste you will come back for more! 

So, we'll be here waiting.

Guess what!

We have been laboring on a couples of changes!
The first one is gonna be online in a couple of weeks! We're gonna have to hold our tongues! Sorry.
But, the second one...oh... we can talk about! And we will.

These final weeks of September, we got a lot of new portfolios and we are about to implement a dramatic change to Absolutarget's infrastructure.
Uh! What could they be? Bet you can't wait to know!

Introducing: Olive oils!

In the past few days we have contacted a great deal of producers to enrich our existing portfolio and we are now ready to enter the competitive world of olive oils!

Just giving you a sniff.

Tomorrow we gonna have a new feature : olive oil of the week!

Stay tuned!

Wine of the week - Casa do Brasão

We love pink!  

We love wine!

and...we love rosé.

(yeah, of course we do)

So, our wine this week is a rosé wine from Casa do Badrão!
Casa do Badrão is located in the Douro region so this wine is that special. 
Made from a combination of different grapes: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, it has a distinct aroma full of hints of tropical fruits!

It leaves you with an aftertaste of freshness and acidity, good acidity!

If you want more info, please contact info@absolutarget.com.

Oh! the wine is calling us...

It's been far too long, wine lovers!

Hope you had a great holiday, we are back and have some news for you!

Stay tuned!

And the Saints keep marching in!

This week was a busy one at the office.
A new bag of goodies kept rolling in every day.
Yesterday, it featured a  2011 vintage port wine from the Casal dos Jordões house.
In case you've heard,  it was one of the best years for port wine with a combination of factors favoring the production.
Got your attention right?
Then stay tuned, we will tell you more about this wine next week!

Casal dos Jordões
Vintage Port wine

It's gonna be a great week for our port vintage wines!
 Don't miss it.

A lost flower in Douro - Wine of the week

 D.O.C.

Flor das Tecedeiras

REGION: Douro

From centenarian vineyards, Flor das Tecedeiras is a a red wine made with a combination of varieties, such as: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca and Tinta amarela grapes.

This wine has a limpid ruby look with abundant violet tones, as it passes through your mouth it leaves a taste of fruit, elegant and very harmonious. The aroma of Flor das Tecedeiras is intense, full of ripe forest fruits, red fruit jelly, toasted notes and floral nuances. Flor de Tecedeiras is best served with steamed or grilled red meat, game and well-structured cheese, consume at 18ºC.

For more info please contact info@absolutarget.com.

The Golden wine - Wine of the week

Our selection for wine of the week:

Moscatel do Douro 1989 is a special wine from a special year.

A limpid wine, with brilliant golden tones with the typical aroma of this variety of wine, sweet with a hint of raisins and the presence of a tangerine somewhere. An elegant flavor pours through your lips, leaving you a taste of glycerin. We recommend it is served chilled and is especially enjoyable with dried fruits.

Moscatel sweet wine

Introducing Favaios wine, a rare gem from deep in Portugal wine country.

The Favaios village is is located on the center of Douro area. The climate of this specific village is extreme: very cold winters and very hot summers.

The  fame of  Favaios is due to the sweet aroma of Moscatel galego but it's true origins are lost in time, it's believed that it's name is linked to a roman emperor, Flavius.

A Adega de Favaios is the only house solemnly dedicated to the exploration of these wines. The winery features different types of muscat wine, from the basic white and reds to sparkling, vintage and reserve, as well as aperitif wines. They also have a large variety of  Ports wine.

Their unique wine are featured in our portfolio and give you the chance to get to know the rare gem that is Moscatel wine.

A sweet taste of this nectar and you will be hooked for life.

Come and have a taste! Dare to try them!

Contact us if you want more information.

Wine of the week!

Wine of the week!

Our selection for wine of the week is: Quinta da Deserta Red Wine - "This wine is complex, showing great evolution in bottle, elegant, very well integrated wood, aromatic scents and the red and black fruits very ripe. The taste is very elegant, excellent balance and end very persistent."

If you want more info, please contact us!

Wine for the weekend: suggestion!

Produced in the Vinho Verde region, in the sub region of Baião, 80 kms from the city of Oporto.

LIV 2012 is made from a selection of grapes picked at the estates of A&D. 

The result is a white wine, light and refreshing, well suited for the summer due to its freshness and aromatic traits.

Tasting Notes

Light, fresh and with a great touch of minerals

A summer wine that accompanies light dishes.

FEATURES

Region Vinho Verde

Soil type Granitic

Malolactic No

Fermentation Stainless steel vats

Bottled March 2013

Ageing No

ANALYTICAL DATA

Dry extract 22,1 g/dm3

Alcohol 11,5% vol.

Total acidity 6,2 g/dm3

Volatile acidity 0,4 g/dm3

PH 3,34

Free SO2 at bottling 32 mg/dm3

Residual sugar 9 g/dm3

Our latest addition to Absolutarget's Portfolio

Wine from Alentejo

The wines of  Quinta Vale do Armo  are special wines, wines built from scratch, built from dreams.
The intense aroma of this wines add a special touch to every wine from this rich portfolio!

A wines and movies combination!

We have decided to present our followers with a compilation of a top 5 movies for the wine lover! With each movie we felt like giving you a suggestion about what wine to drink with it. 

Hope you enjoy, take an afternoon off and see them all! 

 Warning: you might get a hangover! Shuuuu!

 

WINE OF THE WEEK!

The wine selected for this week was the Reserva Douro 2007 from the wine house Calheiros Cruz. The year of 2007 was a goos year for wine in Douro region, it was considered to be a vintage year which gather all the best conditions to wine production.

A wine so good that has won a silver medal in Mundos Vini competition back in 2009. 

It's a classic...and classics never go out of style!

Calheiros Cruz Reserva

2011: The golden year of Port Wine

The year of 2011 was a good one for our port wines producers!

Port's wine 2011 isn't in stores yet but promises to make many mouths salivate

It will be the biggest declaration of vintage for a long time. these port wines are exquisite and a rare find.

The rare declaration was already made for 40 brands of Port, so this means that the all of the specialists came to the conclusion that these specific kind of wines are outstanding. In 2011, the temperatures in Douro region were very mild and the rain only fell in small doses which elevated the water reservoirs, after a long and rainy winter. In a nutshell, the weather was perfect for the birth of a vintage wine. 

It will take years for vintage wines to become available. But you can fin on the market other harvests like 1985 or 1991, 1994, so you can enjoy them and you won't regret to have a taste from the vintage collection.

Credits:  Jornal de Notícias 

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