THe Portuguese Wine Revolution

Filed in archive Portugal Wines on October 11, 2009

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I looked last month at Portugal's wine regions because of the growing interest in that country's wines. Well, now BusinessWeek is characterizing the growing popularity of Portuguese wines as a revolution...

Every revolution has a revolutionary, and in this case it's Dirk van der Niepoort. His family's been in Portugal since 1842 and he's the fifth generation of family wine makers. How is he a revolutionary? Niepoort's estate is in the traditional Douro Valley region that produces the Port that Portugal is famous for - and instead of focusing on Port, Niepoort has started making high quality table wines.

So far, he's doing qute well at it.