In 2019, Forbes| Vivino elected 3 Portuguese wines amongst the best in the world. This is no wonder to most, but what’s exciting is the strategy behind the wine. Did you know that Portugal ranks second in the world in most indigenous wine varietals? And that it has two wine-producing regions protected by UNESCO as World Heritage: the Douro Valley Wine Region (Douro Vinhateiro) and Pico Island Wine Region (Ilha do Pico Vinhateira)?
What’s becoming more curious to foreigners coming to Portugal is that there are a lot of communities that are now offering properties in which the client can buy their homes and have a vineyard in their own back yard. This can become a hobby to the homeowner and even a great investment! It is possible to have a brand, label and harvest. Where else can you get that?
Here are the wines that made it to Vivino’s list of the world’s best wines:
- Scarecrow Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
- Domaine de La Romanée-Conti Burgundy Côte de Nuits Red 2000
- Soldera Tuscan Red 2006
- Château d'Yquem Bordeaux Sauternes 2001
- Taylor's Portuguese Port 1968
- Domaine de La Romanée-Conti Burgundy Côte de Nuits Red 2011
- Viñedo Chadwick Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
- Masseto Tuscan Red 2005
- Cartuxa Portuguese Alentejo Red 2005
- Pétrus Bordeaux 2005
- Monteviejo Argentinian Malbec 2010
- Casa Ferreirinha Portuguese Douro Red 1999
- Hundred Acre Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
- Realm Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend 2013
- Hundred Acre Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
- Palmaz Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
- Vega Sicilia Spanish Ribera Del Duero Red 1995
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux Pessac-Léognan 1989
- Viña Cobos Argentinian Malbec 2013
- Château Latour Bordeaux Pauillac 1982
- Viña Cobos Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec 2013
- Marchesi Fumanelli Italian Amarone 2010
- Casanova di Neri Italian Brunello 2010
- Château Margaux Bordeaux Margaux 2010
- Château Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux Pauillac 2003
- Frank Family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Patriarch 2014
- Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend 2002
- Krug French Champagne Vintage 1988
- Quintarelli Giuseppe Italian Amarone 2003
- Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux Saint-Émilion 1990