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Biggest wine tasting in Portugal 9-11 November 2012

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It happens from the 9 th until the 11th of November the biggest wine tasting/fair of portuguese wines in Lisbon. As usual we will attend to the show in our classic stand together with Carnalentejana. In order to get more informations visit the Wine Magazine  (organizers) web site HERE» Enjoy … Read more

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Ilustrator creates Exclusive label to you

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The Alentejo invades again the capital to give a taste of our wines VIRGO & Friends are prepared for another tasting event in El Corte Ingles Lisbon. But this event is special because we will have the company of Pedro Mendes Salvador (Illustrator) that will customize  VIRGO labels tailored to … Read more

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The Winer of the last contest

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This is how the Iolanda Silva describes her creation: Descriptive and Background – Have you ever felt like having a physical reminder of a moment and passed around a bottle of wine? – Of course you have! Who has never left the tablecloth in a restaurant full of doodles and … Read more

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Portuguese Annual Tasting

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Anyone in London Town, or know someone in the City, on February 21, Torre do Frade will be presenting their “more than anything” in the annual event of wine from Portugal in Lords Cricket Ground. Who wants to invitations or have questions please contact Diogo Albino – geral@torredofrade.pt

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VIRGO 89 points R.Parker

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2010 Torre Do Frade Virgo Torre Do Frade A Proprietary Blend Dry Red Table wine from Alentejano, Portugal Source  Reviewer            Rating   Maturity              Current (Release) Cost eRobertParker.com #198 Dec 2011             Mark Squires     89           Drink: 2011 – 2019 The 2010 “Virgo” (or “virgin,” referencing purity, it says) is a blend of 42% Aragonez, 27% Trincadeira, 21% Syrah and 10% … Read more

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First VIRGO contest Ever

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These are the Ten Creations of the label VIRGO , sent by our customers who have passed to the Short List that is available in our Facebook» In early March, we announced the three winners on our Facebook page. In this first contest prizes are: 1 – Three bottles of … Read more

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New Year New Life

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Happy New Year 2012 to all! These next 366 days will be new challenge for ourselves and for our project. The VIRGO World explores all the emotions that a bottle of wine can contain, as the “mood ” of each day in: Fun, Dancing, Conversation Sharp, Laughter, Tears, Joy, Sweetness, … Read more

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Adegga Wine Market 2011

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a rel=”attachment wp-att-1139″ href=”http://torredofrade.pt/2011/12/adegga-wine-market-2011/r%c3%b3tulo-gigante-awm-11/”> This year the Adegga Wine Market has a special memory!! Thanks for everything team!!

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Portuguese Wine Fair 2011

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(Português) Está terminada mais uma edição do evento Encontro com o Vinho na antiga FIL (Junqueira). Depois de quatro dias de provas, meia dúzia de sandes de Leitão e muito networking, os vinhos que mais me surpreenderam em termos de prova foram: Adega Coperativa da Granja 100% Moreto 2009 e o nosso Virgo Branco 2011, 80% Arinto e 20% Viognier. Para o ano há mais e nós lá estaremos no sítio do costume com a nossa barrica. Read more

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