BLANDY’S MALMSEY 1977 WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM WINES MAGAZINE

Blandy’s Malmsey 1977 was highlighted as one of the great wines of 2018, when it was awarded the Excellence Award of the Revista de Vinhos.
“It is with great pride that Madeira Wine Company, SA sees one of its great vintages be distinguished in the so-called Portuguese ‘oss of wine’ with the Excellence Award, after having already received outstanding scores in the major publications of the specialty, the magazines Wine & Spirits and Wine Enthusiast’s 2018, “the company announced.
Blandy’s Malmsey 1977 has its genesis in the vineyards of Quinta das Maravilhas in Funchal, where it was aged for 41 years in American oak barrels, and was bottled in May 2018 by the Madeira Wine Company, with a restricted number of bottles.
“In addition to the distinction of a wine is the recognition of the excellence of a product that is genuinely ours – Madeira Wine,” Madeira Wine Company said in a statement.
The 22nd edition of ‘The Best of the Year 2018’, from the renowned Wine Magazine, was held at the Oporto Customs Center on 1 February and aims to be a tribute to wine and gastronomy and to what is best done in this. country in these specialties, with over 100 nominees in 24 categories, from wine to gastronomy, and wine tourism.