Portuguese Wines Well Represented in Wine Enthusiasts 100 BEST BUYS For immediate release October 18, 2011,

New York, NYEvery year, Wine Enthusiast magazine puts together an intriguing list of its TOP 100 BEST BUYS, with all of the wines having a suggested retail price of $15 or less. This year, ten Portuguese wines were selected. They were reviewed by Roger Voss, the magazines European Editor. Here is how the magazine itself describes the process: Over the past 12 months, our tasting panelists reviewed more than 16,000 wines, granting the coveted Best Buy designation to only 1,224 (7.6%). From there, we whittled the numbers down to the Top 100 listed here, based on the relationship between score and price and factoring in availability and buzz. We also tried to balance the list in terms of wine style, variety and origin. Below is the list of the ten Portuguese wines. (Source: http://buyingguide.winemag.com/toplists/2011/bestbuys/10) Messias 2008 Quinta do Penedo Portuguese Red (Do) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese Red A wonderfully brooding, tannic wine that offers huge structure along with richness, dark plum skin fruit flavors and a tense mineral and flint texture. Obviously for aging over 45 years. Imported by Luizs Grocery And Liquors. R.V. (8/1/2011) 90 pts, $15 Casa do Valle 2010 Grande Escolha Portuguese White (Vinho Verde) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese White Big, ripe- fruited wine, full of apricot and peach flavors, a fine rounded texture, smooth and creamy. There is a great tangy citrus finish. Impressive, ripe and rich, definitely for food. R.V. (11/1/2011) 91 pts, $15. Quinta das Arcas 2010 Arca Nova Colheita Portuguese White (Vinho Verde) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese White Delicious bright fruited wine, full of lemongrass, green herbs and delicious lime juice and apricot flavors. Drink this summer as a great apritif. R.V. (8/1/2011) 88 pts, $9 Dao Sul 2009 Palestra Portuguese Red (Douro) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese Red Big bold, attractive wine that strides over the palate, giving sweet fruit as well as acidity. The tannins are buried within the ripe red berry fruits that are edged with a more concentrated meaty character R.V. (8/1/2011) 89 pts, $9 Bacalha Wines of Portugal 2008 Tinto da Anfora Portuguese Red (Alentejano) 1. Appellation: Portugal

2. Varietal: Portuguese Red Always an impressive wine, this latest vintage of Tinto da Anfora powers forward with great balance among its black fruits, ripe tannins, oak and enticing acidity. There is a jammy feel to the texture, although the firm structure holds it all together. R.V. (11/1/2011) 92 pts, $13 Luis Duarte 2009 Rapariga da Quinta Branco Portuguese White (Alentejano) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese White Intense wood-aged wine, with tropical fruits over the toast and layer of acidity. Its impressive, with a fine balance of all the elementsrichness and elegance. Give the wine a year to fully integrate. R.V. (11/1/2011) 92 pts, $13 Quinta do Portal 2007 Mural Reserva Portuguese Red (Douro) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese Red A firm wine, based on dry tannins and some dense fruit. It has acidity, driven by black berry flavors. The core of the wine is dry, both from wood and acidity, and it will benefit from 23 years aging. R.V. (4/1/2011) 91 pts, $10 Wines & Winemakers 2008 Azul Portugal Portuguese Red (Ribatejo) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese Red A very soft-textured wine with delicious jammy fruits that give spice and juiciness. It has a rich feel to it, velvet in the mouth, while the acidity adds just the right amount of freshness. R.V. (12/15/2010) 91 pts, $10 DFJ Vinhos 2010 GrandArte Alvarinho (Lisboa) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Albario Full and rounded wine, with touches of toast, pineapple, melon and peach. Its a fine expression of Alvarinho, keeping the essential fresh structure of the grape while also giving extra weight and richness. R.V. (11/1/2011) 91 pts, $11 Quinta do Serrado 2007 Serrado Colheita Portuguese Red (Do) 1. Appellation: Portugal 2. Varietal: Portuguese Red A darkly tannic wine, very mineral, tasting of the granite Do soil. The wine is taut, fresh with black currants, its structure a major element. For aging 34 years. R.V. (12/15/2010) 90 pts, $7