ARVAD Wines’ “Touriga Nacional” and Quinta dos Vales’ Marquês dos Vales Grande Escolha, both produced in Lagoa, were awarded the Grande Medalha de Ouro (Grand Gold Medal) and the Medalha de Ouro (Gold Medal) at the Wine Cities Competition (Concurso Cidades do Vinho)
– May 16, 2022
The event was held between May 5 and 8 at Setúbal’s Hotel and Tourism School and included a 30-strong jury of experts tasting 346 wines from 55 municipalities.
Once again, the Algave wines were in the spotlight, this time with ARVAD (Grand Gold Medal) and Quinta dos Vales (Gold Medal).
As Lagoa’s Mayor Luís Encarnação stated, “It is, without a doubt, another clear sign of the good quality of wines in the Algarve, and in particular Lagoa.”
Grande Medalha de Ouro (red wine)
- Arvad Touriga Nacional 2019 (Arvad, Lagoa)
Medalha de Ouro (red wine)
- Reserva 2019 (Barranco do Vale, Silves)
- Vida Nova Reserva 2018 (Adega do Cantor, Albufeira)
- Marquês dos Vales Grande Escolha 2015 (Quinta dos Vales, Lagoa)
Medalha de Ouro (white wine)
- Reserva 2020 (Barranco do Vale, Silves)
The full list of award-winning wines can be found on the contest’s website.
