Mateus (wine)

It is called Mateus, and it may be that the view of the lovely villa of that name, near Vila Real, which is upon the label, makes the wine taste even better.

[2]Production grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and by the late 1970s, supplemented with a white version, it accounted for almost 40% of Portugal's total export of table wine.

[3] Roger Scruton recorded the social impact which the wine had in England: My two sisters and I were raised in the shelter of penury and puritanical restraint.

Its flask-shaped bottle, with unique "baroque historic mansion" label (Mateus Palace in Vila Real, Portugal) and cork stopper were retained, although a screw top version was offered in Northern Europe.

[1] In 2005, "Mateus Rosé Tempranillo", produced in Spain, was launched aimed at younger wine drinkers, particularly women.