Vintage 2010 has started! First, Verdelho!
Posted by Carrie
on Tuesday August 17th, 2010 at 08:08
Bem Vindo a Cortes de Cima, a family owned and run vineyard and winery located in Alentejo, Southern Portugal. We strive to capture the abundant Alentejan sunshine in the vineyard, where we start making our wines. Our work is finished off in the winery, where the grapes are carefully handled to preserve the concentrated color, aroma and fruit flavor of the ripe Alentejan grapes.
We aim to use our website, blog, to tell you about what is going on in the vineyards and the winery from the people who actually work here on a daily basis. We would love for you to leave us a comment, to let us know what you think about our wines and our olive oil, use it as a visitors guestbook if you have visited us, or just to say Ola.
Summer Holidays Closure
Posted by Carrie
on Saturday July 31st, 2010 at 19:23
Chinese Tasting Notes and Food Pairing suggestions
Posted by Carrie
on Thursday July 1st, 2010 at 19:37
Last month, when we were participating in Vinexpo Asia in Hong Kong, we ran into an old friend, winemaker Tersina Shieh. We last met Tersina here at Cortes de Cima, when she gave a helping hand out in the cellar for a spell, a few vintages ago. Tersina has now teamed up with Simon Tam and together they are wine consultants running the Independent Wine Centre, a contemporary tasting and education centre based in Hong Kong. We asked IWC to do some ‘Chinese’ tasting notes, and here they are!
This wine is more fragrant than Chinese pear. It is fresh and lively. The refreshing feel lingers for a while.
Best food match: Steamed fresh seafood, Salt and pepper stir fried dish in Southern China.
It has abundant grapey sweetness. The texture is rich and smooth with a bitter-sweet aftertaste.
Best food match: Shanghaiese smoked appetiser, Air-dried preserved meat.
Rich fruit aromas give a satisfying mouthfeel. It has intense fragrance of dried prunes and preserved plums. Overall, 2009 Chaminé Tinto is powerful, simple but rich.
Best food match: Mongolian barbecue, Cantonese style roast meat.
This Syrah reflects the best growing season of 2007. The aroma is forward yet it is more complex than Syrah from other countries. Westerners will describe the aroma as mineral but in the food culture of Chinese, this 2007 Syrah reminds us of one of our beloved food – dried seafood, especially dried scallops. This wine is the result of the best combination of ideal …
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Posted by Carrie
on Monday June 28th, 2010 at 10:04
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A Portuguese Orient Express – HONG KONG
Posted by Carrie
on Sunday June 20th, 2010 at 19:33
On a modern day Sino-Luso vinous encounter last month we joined a group of Portuguese winemakers embarked on an epic journey to Beijing, Shanghai, Macau and Hong Kong, to showcase Portuguese wines to the booming Chinese market. This is the 3rd and last post.
Following Beijing and Shanghai, the winemakers group moved on to Hong Kong for Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2010, where Cortes de Cima participated for the first time in this biannual fair in it’s 3rd edition.
“More than 880 exhibitors from 32 different countries greeted 12,000 visitors over three days, a 40 percent attendance increase from 2008. Two years ago, during the trade show’s last visit to Asia, producers and industry members were still exploring how to get their feet wet in the Chinese market. This time, there was a gold rush atmosphere as startup Chinese firms scrambled to make deals with wineries and merchants. The energy inside the show was a result of the rapidly expanding market—according to Vinexpo, total wine consumption in the region is increasing four times faster than the world average.” – Wine Spectator.
We could most definitely feel that buzz of activity and energy, as buyers and exhibitors jostled for attention during the 3 non-stop days! It was hard to find a free moment …
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