At the Tesco supplier conference held at the beginning of July, Oakley Wine Agencies won an award for Best Newcomer, launching 4 new Finest wines, driving Portuguese sales and attracting significant press interest. (Awarded by the Tesco Wine Team)
We think that this achievement is definitely something to shout about in terms of driving Portuguese wines forward.
Well done Oakley Wine Agencies.
Enjoy a glass of Portuguese wines at nine of London’s most popular restaurants.
We are working in partnership with the D&D restaurant group and the Evening Standard so you can enjoy a very special menu that includes a glass of Vinho Verde or Nova Safra, Pinhal da Torre for just £15 (two courses), or £20 (three courses).
You can enjoy this very special offer in the following restaurants:
Almeida – Islington
Avenue – St James
Blue Print Café – Shad Thames
Kensington Place – Kensington
Le Pont de La Tour – Shad Thames
Plateau – Canary Wharf
Quaglinos – Mayfair
Royal Exchange – Bank
Skylon – South Bank
This promotion runs until Sunday 11th September 2011.
Wines of Portugal will be at The Three Wine Men (London & Manchester), The Wine Show (London), and The Wine Gang (London) tastings this year, so make sure you save the dates in your diary and pop along to taste a world of difference from our amazing wine producing country.
More details will follow, but for now, here are the dates for your diary…
The Three Wine Men
London 24th – 26th September 2011 – Lord’s Cricket Ground
Manchester 1st – 2nd October 2011 – Manchester Science Museum
London 3rd – 4th December – Lord’s Cricket Ground
This exciting new consumer event is hosted by Oz Clarke, Olly Smith and Tim Atkin, a trio of the UK’s liveliest and most entertaining wine personalities. The event will be packed full of exciting wines from all over the world – and keep an eye out for ‘pop up tastings’ which will be taking place throughout the day.
For more information visit www.threewinemen.co.uk or to book tickets for The Three Wine Men click here.
The Wine Gang
London 29th October – Vinopolis
The Wine Gang is made up of five of the UK’s most respected wine critics; Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Jane Parkinson of The Drinks Business, Anthony Rose of The Independent, Joanna Simon of House & Garden and David Williams of The Observer and World of Fine Wine.
To book tickets for The Wine Gang click here.
The Wine Show
London 11th – 13th November – Olympia
It’s a great experience and will be jam-packed with the country’s leading wine experts, the world’s wine producers, unusual regions and varieties to discover… all in all, a great day out. Book your tickets today.
To book tickets for The Wine Show click here.
Two fabulous wines from the boutique wine collection of Quinta da Pedra Alta in the Douro have been awarded the highest accolades in this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) and also the International Wine Challenge (IWC).
The unique qualities of Quinta da Pedra Alta Reserva Pessoal have been rewarded with a Gold Medal, the Douro Trophy and the Portuguese Red Trophy by the judges of the IWC, while single varietal Quinta da Pedra Alta Touriga Nacional triumphed in DWWA to claim the Gold Medal. Congratulations to all at the vineyard for this excellent result!
These amazing wines are available in the UK through Ince Wines. Contact: sales@incewines.co.uk.
The Drinks Business launched The Wine Innovation Awards two years ago to reward those in the trade who were beating the current economic woes by breaking new ground in the wineries and vineyards.
From small to large producers, if you’re forward thinking, this is the competition for you.
Click here for more information.
10 International are pleased to announce that their Pink Elephant rosé wine was chosen as a very good match with Chicken Tikka Masala in the recent international competition ‘What Food What Wine’ 2011.
The expert panel of judges were: Fiona Beckett, Gérard Basset OBE MS MW, Peter Richards MW, Susie Barrie MW, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Jo Ahearne MW, Ronan Sayburn MS, Christine Parkinson, Jo Prat, Nic Belfrage, Elisabeth Ferguson, Paulo Brammer, Rebecca Palmer, Thomas William Clary, Xanthe Clay
For more information contact Jo at 10 International jo@10international.com
We have found a fabulous venue for the Manchester tasting on the 3rd and 4th October – MOSI the Museum of Science and Industry.
It’s very close to the city centre, very atmospheric and is a new and exciting venue for these prestigious wine events.
For more information click here
Check out the new consumer website at www.threewinemen.co.uk
Tickers for The Three Wine Men events are now on sale at www.wegottickets.com
