Casa Leal Ltd

Mr Drink Wine Tasting: Portugese Wines

Jason — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:46:48 +0000

Mr Drink n Eat Wine tasting 2 Portugese Wines at Vinoteca in London. The first one is a white called Morgado do Perdigao from Minho & the red an Animus from the Douro.

The Write Taste reviews Vinho Verdes

Jason — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:04:52 +0000

The Write Taste, a popular food and wine review website, has written a great review about our Vinho Verdes. Click on the link below to read more:

http://www.thewritetaste.co.uk/Wines_of_Portugal_2013.html

Summer in the city

Jason — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:05:58 +0000

ALTITUDE
29th Floor
Millbank Tower
21 – 24 Millbank
London SW1P 4QP

Tutored tastings by The Wine Gang’s Jane Parkinson
12.30pm and 3.30pmPlease put this date in your diary and an invitation will follow soon.Register now at http://www.eviva.co.uk/VinhoVerde2013

For more information please contact Emma Roberts at Eviva Communications

e: emma@eviva.co.uk t: 020 3450 0467 m: 07931 578117

Arca Nova Review

Jason — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:05:33 +0000

Matthew Jukes has written a review of our Arca Nova wine:

Here are some stunning wines from some of the most important independent merchants in the country.

2010 Soave Classico, Tessari Le Bine Longhe, Veneto, Italy (£13.00, Bottle Apostle tel. 020 8985 1549, The Vineyard tel. 01306 876828, The Wine Store at No. 4 tel. 029 2061 1139, Woodwinters tel. 01786 834 894). Made from 100% garganega, the noblest of the Soave grapes, this sultry, creamy, lush wine has an enchanting floral aroma and a classy, calming palate. It takes this often derided wine style to new levels of sensuality and it is a relative steal, too.

2009 Valle Dell’Acate, Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico, Sicily, Italy (approx £15.50, Fresh and Wild Wholefoods tel. 020 7368 4500, Noel Young tel. 01223 566744). Made from frappato and nero d’avola this cracking Sicilian red is a thoroughbred with a sleek pinot noir-shaped feel on the palate but with more spice and vibrant cherry fruit on the finish. A brand new discovery for me and one that I will follow closely.

2012 Quinta das Arcas, Arca Nova Vinho Verde, Portugal (£9.25 www.vinoteca.co.uk; £8.49, Wine Rack). It is difficult to put into words just how uplifting and vivacious this brand new vintage of Arca Nova is. This bone dry, spritzy Vinho Verde is the perfect aperitif and it will jolt your senses into action and thrill your taste buds.

NV Domaine la Tour Vieille, Banyuls Réserva, Roussillon, France (£17.95, Yapp Brothers tel. 01747 860 423 & www.yapp.co.uk). This is the price for a 75cl bottle so it must be one of the finest value sweet wines available to enjoy with your Easter treats. The plum, raisin and fig nuances are heavenly and you will lose yourself in the magical aroma, too.

2011 La Liebre y la Tortuga, Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain (£11.95, Vagabond tel. 020 7381 1717; £12.50, The Good Wine Shop tel. 020 8994 8184; £11.49, R&H Fine Wine tel. 0151 345 0306). This Hare and the Tortoise wine certainly has a cute label but I am enraptured by the palate, too. With perfect, creamy, rhubarb and grapefruit notes this is my favourite Spanish white in aeons. It will romance any fish dish you can think of.

Source: Matthew Jukes

Arca Nova 2012

Wines of Portugal – Annual Tasting

Jason — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:59:54 +0000

Click the image below to see a larger PDF version:

Visit us at SITT

Jason — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:47:43 +0000

It’s nearly time for SITT 2013. Click here to register for the Specialist Importeres Trade Tasting 2013 in London or Manchester

Wines of Vadio

Jason — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:28:46 +0000

A new producer in Portugal’s Bairrada region

Website: www.vadio.pt

Luis Patrao (above) is a young winemaker who works alongside David Bavestock at Herdade de Esporão in the Alentejo. He also makes his own wines from 3 ha of family vineyards in the Bairrada region, under the name Vadio. These are interesting wines.

Vadio Tinto 2006 Bairrada
Made in an open fermenter with foot treading, and then aged in old barrels from Esporão. Supple, fresh and cherryish with good acidity and some minerality. Really authentic and precise with no rough edges and beautiful fruit expression. Evolving really nicely. 91/100

Vadio Branco 2009 Barraida
A blend of Cercial (80%) and Arinto d’Anadia. Supple and lemony with attractive pure fruit. Crisp and light textured. Really appealing. 89/100

Source: wineanorak

Review by Grapefan

Jason — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:25:03 +0000

I’m on a mission to raise the profile of Vinho Verde. I served it at my birthday party last month and it proved a perfect lunch time wine given its freshness and relatively low acidity. I served the Arca Nova from Quinta das Arcas supplied by Casa Leal. My tasting note can be found on Adegga.

This week saw the “The Boys are back in town” a trade event in London organised by the Vinho Verde Wine Commission CVRVV. There appears to be a renewed enthusiasm and interest in Vinho Verde amongst the trade and consumers and, with journalists such as Jamie Goode a real fan, then there is the beginning of a “buzz” about the wines with exports increasing by 11% from 2008 to 2010, no mean feat in today’s difficult economic conditions.

There were some really good wines at the event and it’s interesting that of the 15 producers at the event 7 are looking for UK representation. In my role as a Naked Wines Archangel I was keeping my eyes open for wines they could import and I did pass on two names whose wines I particularly enjoyed. When I talk about the wines I am restricting myself to the whites. There were some reds at the tasting which were not for me. The Portuguese can keep them for the moment

The web site belonging to the CVRVV is well worth checking out. I love Portugal having been to the Algarve several times and also to Lisbon. The Minho region which is where Vinho Verde comes from sounds gorgeous and the web site has a neat tool to allow you to plan a route between wineries where you can taste, vineyards you can visit interspersed with other tourist things to do. It even recommends places you can stay and you can build all this up into a map you can print off Google Maps giving directions and driving times. They really are making it easy for the wine lover to visit the region.

I hope I get to go sometime soon.

Source: Grapefan

The Fulham Wine Rooms

Scott — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:31:05 +0000

A large glass (175ml) of Arca Nova Vinho Verde for £2.95 every day in August between 5pm – 8pm

The Fulham Wine Rooms
871-873 Fulham Road
London SW6 5HP
T: 0207 042 9440

Wines of Portugal

Scott — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:08:26 +0000

Tuesday 26th July 2011, 7pm – 9pm
The Wine Shop, Lower Ground Floor

Renowned for its fortified wines, few are aware that Portugal also boasts a wealth of quality white, red and rosé wines from historic grape varieties unseen in the rest of the world. The unknown is always a little daunting, but we assure you that this is one surprise you’ll love. Over 30 different Portuguese wines will be available to taste, each handpicked to represent Portugal’s great diversity and variety. Canapés will be served to arouse the palate and industry experts will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. And that’s not all, we will also be offering an indulgent 10% off all promotional bottles on the evening.

£30 per person

For more details or to book any tickets please call The Wine Shop on 020 7893 8777 or click here to email.

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