Cortes de Cima

I was delighted to see on the blog of
Cortes de Cima that they won two IWC 2008 trophies - the Portuguese Red and Alentejo trophies - for their Touriga Nacional. Their blog entry said they were too busy with the harvest to attend the Park Lane dinner last week. I have always liked the Chamine which you can buy in Oddbins and Majestic and, although I haven't tried the Syrah, it's available in Waitrose.

Having worked behind the scenes at the IWC again this year, I suppose I could have tasted the 2005 but with hundreds and hundreds of wines to process every day it is hard to keep track even in the second week when the numbers reduce and the whole judging process slows down.

Cortes de Cima say their Touriga Nacional will be available in the UK at some point but in limited numbers.