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Walk into any wine shop in the United States and you’ll likely to see signs for offerings from Italy, France and Spain. But there’s another Iberian country that also draws from the ancient traditions of the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans to produce world-class wines that are equally—and even of higher quality, richer flavor and personality—than their most famous European counterparts.

The Portuguese have been making wine for millennia and barely crack the top-ten wine exporting countries in the world, just ahead of the United Kingdom, but its quintas (wineries) generate exquisite and fresh alternatives to Malbecs, Barberas and Chardonnays. These are bottles that should be appearing on your table.

At Sommtable, we have a passion for finding incredible wines and spirits – I believe they connect everything we love in the world: Food, Art, Music, and People.  Sommtable’s mission is to introduce the American wine enthusiast to hard-to-find, Portuguese boutique wines that present not only extraordinary flavor, but from producers also committed to sustainability.

You’ve probably heard of Port and Vinho Verde, but we also bring you offerings from Tough National, bag and Fernão Pires, grapes that are native to Portugal and have distinctive characteristics that will expand your palate to a world of new flavors.

Sustainability and authenticity

It’s our challenge and our mission to build a company with a diverse portfolio focused exclusively on small growers who care for indigenous varietals, especially those who practice a non-interventionist approach in the vineyard and in the cellar.

These are growers that balance a love for the land, and practice growing and production methods with the outmost care for the biodiversity of the terroir.

We source lesser-known wines and spirits from the many diverse regions across Portugal, a land encompassing cold, rocky northern coasts, mountainous interiors, fertile lowlands and warm, sparkling southern coastlines.

Our products are not only selected for their superior quality, but also for their ability to create positive socio-economic impact.

We strive to work with winemakers and distillers who respect their land and their history, who do not use a lot of chemicals in their farming, nor rely on corrections in their winemaking and distilling process. These are producers with fine, authentic wines that come from only small, family-owned estate vineyards and wineries.

Their products reflect the authenticity and excellence that comes from generations of experience in the vineyard and in the cellar, together with an unwavering focus on quality. They respect nature and represent the distinctive regionality, effortlessly paired with the flavors of the local cuisine and the traditions of their ancestors.