Prize awarded for the fourth time by Revista de Vinhos
Adega de Borba has just been awarded the prize of “Cooperative Winery of the year 2013” in the 2013 edition of the Best of the Year by Revista de Vinhos. The winery was distinguished by its “boldness, proactive management, vision and a well-tuned team of experts, (…) a case study that should be read by other cooperatives.” The ceremony was held on Friday, 14th February in Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, and was attended by 800 specialists from the wine and food sectors.
This acknowledgement is based on a very strict evaluation performed by Revista de Vinhos throughout 2013 which included visits to the wineries and vineyards, as well tasting of the wines and evaluations.
According to Manuel Rocha, Adega de Borba’s CEO, “This is a priceless recognition and it means that we have yet even more motivation to keep on doing the best possible and offer our consumers products with an outstanding quality at the best affordable price.”
This was the fourth time Revista de Vinhos has awarded Adega de Borba with the title of “Cooperative Winery of the Year” after the 2003, 2005 and 2008 editions.
The ceremony for “Best of the Year” by Revista de Vinhos is held every year and its goal is to promote what we best do in the wine and food sectors. In this edition, by the 17th year in a row, Revista de Vinhos has selected the “Wine Oscars in Portugal”, awarding prizes to individual people and institutions who and which marked off during 2013. Apart from these prizes, others are awarded to wines according to three different categories: “Excellence Prizes” for the best Portuguese wines in terms of absolute quality; “The Best in Portugal” for the best whites, reds, sparklings and fortified in each different Portuguese wine region; and the “Best Buy” for wines with the best quality/price ratio.
Adega de Borba Grande Reserva 2009 was awarded the prize of “Best in Portugal in 2013” and “Best Buy 2013”, Adega de Borba Red 2011 and Senses Touriga Nacional 2011 received the prize of “Best Buy 2013”.
Adega de Borba’s website www.adegaborba.pt and online shop www.adegaborba.pt/loja.
About Adega de Borba
Founded in 1955 Adega de Borba is a cooperative of 300 wine growers who cultivate around 2,100 hectares of vine (70% red grapes and 30% white grapes), an annual volume of one million cases of 9 litres. Adega de Borba is one of the 10 biggest wine producers in the country.
Within its portfolio some of the more distinctive wines are Adega de Borba DOC, one of the top selling wines in Portugal within its segment, the iconic Adega de Borba Reserva “Rótulo de Cortiça”, a brand that is over 45 years old and one of the most important hallmarks from the Alentejo region, the historical Montes Claros, a brand which dates back to 1945, one the first names to be distinguished by its unique quality in Portugal, Convento da Vila which is widely known for its value for money, and the most recent range of single varietals under the name Senses. In 2013 Adega de Borba’s wines were awarded with 52 medals in all national and international competitions held that year.