Portuguese Wine
Portugal is undoubtedly world famous for it’s fortified Wines, namely Port and Madeira. However in recent years, Portugal ‘table’ wines are becoming increasingly more popular……
Portugal is split mainly into two halves……between the ‘Northern’ wine regions of ‘Douro’, ‘Dão’ and ‘Bairrada’ and the ‘Southern wine regions of ‘Alentejo’, ‘Ribatejo’ and ‘Estremadura’. The ‘Douro’ having established themselves as Portugal’s ‘premier’ wine region, their focus on higher quality and thus more expensive wines.
The ‘Southern’ regions tend to produce full flavour wines in large quantities and at more affordable prices!
The Ribatejo wine region of Portugal, stretches along the River Tagus from Lisbon to the Zêzere
The Quinta do Casal da Coelheira, a family run business of some 3 generations, is located in Tramagal, just 40minutes from Casa Rosden. It is an award winning vineyard
Tramagal Tel +351 241897219
http://www.casaldacoelheira.pt/index.shtml?lang=en
The 2008 CASAL DA COELHEIRA RESERVE received a GOLD MEDAL at the 2010 National Bottled Wine Challenge
The 2009 Casal da Coelheira Rosé was elected as the best rosé wine at the 2010 edition of the Wine World Championship in Brussels.
The Red Mythos 2007, also won a Silver Medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelle. Still a young wine, the vineyard are confident it will improve more with time.
Another Three vineyards which are very close to ‘Casa Rosden’ are
Solar Dos Loendros - Madalena, Tomar - Tel +351 249 345 513
http://www.solardosloendros.com/site/
Quinta Casal das Freiras - Carvahal Grande -Tomar - Tel +351 919 663 214
http://casaldasfreiras.no.sapo.pt/index_en.html
Encosta do Sobral - Outeiro da Serra - Tel : +351 2123 851 882
http://www.encostadosobral.pt/english
To organise visits, contact the wineries direct.
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