New wine festival coming to the Algarve

• 20 February, 24

The Enóphilo Wine Fest will take place for the first time in the Algarve, on March 2, with the possibility of tasting wines from 35 national producers, 10 of which are from the region.

The event, which has the support of the Algarve Wine Commission (CVA), will take place in Vilamoura (Loulé), and is aimed “at people who like wine, consumers and professionals alike”, offering a tasting of 250 wines.

This event has held 20 editions, in cities such as Lisbon, Porto or Braga, and has always sought to have “producers from all regions of the country” for “Portugal to be represented to the maximum extent” in terms of the different national wine-growing areas.

The producers are mainly “of small and medium dimensions”, “outside the commercial circuit”, and will present the wines that stand out for their quality and can be tasted upon payment of an entry fee of €15, when purchased in advance, and €20, when acquired on the date.

The person in charge considers the Algarve “ideal” to host an event like this because the region has more and better producers, constituting “a very attractive market” which has “not only national consumers but also many international consumers”.

In addition to the “growing notoriety of the region itself as a producer” of wine, there is also “a greater maturity” in consumption, with hotels and restaurants that are “increasingly investing in quality wines”.

Cre: Portugalnews