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    “Few countries, if any, can compete with Portugal’s treasure of varietal diversity and the territorial diversity that sustains it. Certainly, the production of single variety wines is part of the process of understanding that diversity. But the real asset, the value in that varietal diversity, is the complexity of the blend.”
    by Joshua Greene, Editor and publisher Wine & Spirits Magazine
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BeBare Naughtiest Fashion Charity Auction

Latest update live from Vancouver on BeBare -
” BeBare New York has just recently passed (October 9, 2008) and it was a huge success! Rose Charities raised at least $35.000, with donations still coming in! Milk Gallery was a perfect venue, and the “buzz” in NY all seemed very positive.
All the reviews [...]

Ode to Autumn and exceptionaly fine vintage weather

Our 13th harvest at Cortes de Cima started on the 25th August, and ended more than 6 weeks later on October 9th. A total of 938 tones of grapes were harvested, a reduction of 18% from 2007. The harvest workforce peaked at 70, 2/3 women and 1/3 men from the local villages.
Breakdown by [...]

Web 2.0 Wine journalists in Beja

An impressive array of foreign journalists descended upon Cortes de Cima and Beja this past weekend, in connection with a big wine exhibition, VINIPAX, a name derived from Beja’s Roman ‘Pax Julia’ , appropriate as the Romans were once prolific winegrowers in this area!
The event was orchestrated by a known [...]

‘Sayonara’ to a Japanese oenophile

We would like to say ‘sayonara‘ to the outgoing Japanese ambassador to Portugal and his wife, Mr. Hara Satoshi and Mrs. Hara Michiko. During the ambassador´s tenure in Portugal he confesses to not only having developed a great fondness for the country, the people, the nature, but also for the wines. This special interest [...]

Lunch with Benoît Sinthon (part II)

 
After the amuse-bouche and the starter, my stomach welcomed a fillet of beef au gratin with gorgonzola cheese, accompanied by potatoes with rosemary and presunto, peperonata and grilled courgettes. The desert was a creamy tiramisu and Tia Maria liqueur, stracciatella ice cream and a fresh fruit sabayon with Amaretto. The wines were [...]

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