A SUPERSTAR WINEMAKER TAKES ON THE ALENTEJO |
Australian-born David Baverstock is a tour de force of Portuguese winemaking. A long time resident of Portugal and the head winemaker at the world-renowned Herdade do Esporão (he will celebrate 25 years this year) he is widely credited with revolutionising Portuguese wine by mixing the best of the New and Old World. He has won the Portuguese Red Wine Trophy at the International Wine Challenge on two occasions, and in 1999 he became the first non-Portuguese person to win International Wine Challenge’s Winemaker of the Year (Portugal).
With this in mind, we are delighted to present the latest of David’s projects to catch the wine world’s attention: the wines of Alentejo producer Howard‘s Folly. The winery was founded in 2002 by Yorkshireman Howard Bilton with the aim of further establishing Alentejo on the fine wine making map. This dream is now being realised, with Howard‘s Folly now among the region’s most exciting producers and scooping up three awards at the IWSC in Hong Kong..
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