How Portuguese Wine Went from Underdog to Standout? With Sónia Vieira, Marketing Director of ViniPortugal

For this episode, I’m very happy to welcome Sónia Vieira to the Com & Cru podcast. If Sónia’s new to you, here’s the quick picture. She’s Marketing Director at ViniPortugal, the organisation behind the Wines of Portugal brand. For the past 18 years, she’s been working with producers and appellations to bring the richness of Portuguese wines to the world, far beyond the Port that most people know. In this conversation, we talk about the long game behind that work: how do you help an entire country sharpen its image, build desire, and sell not just more wine, but better wine? We also get into the role of trade fairs, especially Wine Paris and ProWein, and why they’ve become such important platforms for Portuguese wines. Portugal has kept investing in them, and it shows. And then there’s wine tourism, which is a huge part of the story. Because Portugal understood something very early on: if you want people abroad to connect with your wines, you also need to make them want to come, experience the country, and get a feel for the lifestyle, the generosity and the hospitality behind it. It’s a conversation full of clarity, ambition and real momentum. The kind that leaves you feeling very upbeat about what can happen when a country backs its identity properly. To find out more: Sonia sur LinkedIn ViniPortugal 🧡 If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who might like it, or leave a rating and review on your usual listening platform. You can also subscribe to the Com & Cru newsletter for more. And if you’d like to say hello, you can find me on LinkedIn or Instagram. To learn more, you can subscribe to the Com & Cru newsletter. Want to say hi? You can contact me on LinkedIn or Instagram. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.