I had to go back through my notes and photos from this year, in order to compile a list of my favorite Portuguese white wines that I opened this year. These white wines are not listed in any particular order, but it does include which region they are from.

  1. 2022 Quevedo "Q Lab" Branco Folgasão (Douro, same grape as Madeira's Terrantez)
  2. 2018 Insula Vinus Verdelho (Pico Island, Azores from maestro Paulo Machado)
  3. 2015 Pedra Cancela "Intemporal" (Dão, Encruzado, thrilled to have a couple more)
  4. 2020 Antonio Maçanita Palpite Reserva (Alentejo, a great food wine in perfect harmony)
  5. 2015 Anselmo Mendes, Parcela Unica (Vinho Verde, yes, they can and do improve with age)
  6. 2023 Já Foste Branco (Douro, translates to, "you are gone" a new project by Luis Rodrigues)
  7. 2013 Ribeiro Santo Encruzado (Dão, by Carlos Lucas, “The Encruzado Whisperer”)
  8. 2022 Quevedo Branco Grande Reserva (Douro, maybe Claudia Quevedo’s finest White ever)
  9. 2022 Quinta do Noval Vinho Branco Reserva (Douro, tasted on tour, then purchased cases)
  10. 2011 Niepoort Redoma Branco Reserva (Douro, I overpaid, but it was worth every Euro)
  11. 2019 Azores Wine Company "Vinha Centenaria" (Pico Island, Azores, head turner for sure)
  12. 2014 Pera Manca Branco - magnum (Alentejo, not even a great year in the region, but …)