LUX Food & Drink Awards 2016

http://lux.acquisition-intl.com/ 20 LUX - Food & Drink Awards 2016 Premium Portuguese Wine Specialists of the Year 2016 - UK Casa Leal was founded 10 years ago, when its founders noticed a gap of hand-crafted premium Portuguese wines in the UK market. The firm revolves around tradition and quality; the name Casa Leal means the Leal’s home, referring to Founder Miguel. He talks us through the firm’s dedication to providing the very best wines that his home country has to offer. “Promoting the small family owned wineries of Portugal is what distinguishes us most. Since the very beginning, Casa Leal has focused on artisan wines and have developed close relationships with not only our producers but our customers as well – as we see them as family members appreciating the love for wine. We tend to work with London wine bars and restaurants that want good value Portuguese wines to impress adventurous clients who are seeking unique flavours in their wine. Premium Portuguese Wine Specialists of the Year 2016 - UK Casa Leal specialises in premium Portuguese wines, selecting and promoting wines from all wine-producing regions from across the country. We invited Founder Miguel Leal to provide us with an overview of the company and the sumptuous wines it offers. Company: Casa Leal Name: Miguel Leal Email: Miguel@ casaleal.co.uk Website: www.casaleal.co.uk Phone: 07957572957 FO160014 “Our products cover all wine regions of Portugal, offering the diversity of Portuguese indigenous grapes and selecting producers that either have established themselves as top producers capturing the essence of the region’s terroir as well as the new talented producers, who provide innovative wine styles.” Portuguese wines have had a massive expansion on listings across all sectors of wine distribution and in the past year alone exports have grown by 10% in the UK. As such Casa Leal has seen a strong increase in interest, and this has helped the firm to grow and flourish. In his concluding comments Miguel is keen to highlight the valued work of the wine producers that provide his company with the wines which he sells, and moving forward he is keen to work with new names and support new suppliers. “Our success story is the result of our producer’s success and that of our distinguished clients. We are very proud to represent Portuguese and International awarded prize winners, and we also have seen our business grow alongside the expansion of A Portuguese Love Affair, the Marksman winning Pub of the Year, the opening of Nuno Mende’s Taberna do Mercado and Bar Douro. As such we are expanding our portfolio to meet our client’s needs, and we now have representation of 21 producers, the newest additions being Herdade do Portocarro and Solar dos Lobos. We are excited to be working with these new producers and look forward to the opportunities our new associations will bring.”