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4th Place Mário Solinas Competition

Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2009 reached 4th place among the Finalists in the ‘Medium Green Fruitiness‘ category of the Mario Solinas International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition 2009  in Madrid, Spain, the highest award given to a Portuguese olive oil in this category in this year’s competition.
In the same competition in 2007, our Extra [...]

Wine Competitions Results 2009 – Berlin, Italy, France, Brussels and London

Results are now in for all of our major international wine fairs for 2009.
Reserva 2004 picked up it’s 4th Gold in Paris (Vinalies);
Incógnito 2005 got it’s 3rd and 4th Gold Medals in Paris and Berlin;
Syrah 2005 it’s 1st Gold in Paris;
Aragonez 2005 picked up 2 Silvers (Bordeaux and Paris);
Cortes de Cima 2006 in London got [...]

Sex in the vineyard

Love is in the air in the vineyard! The vines are busy getting it on…in other words – flowering has started! Like humans, vines find it easier to get in the mood for love, if the temperature is warm and the breezes are gentle and caressing. Rain and windy cold weather during flowering turns [...]

Chaminé in Magnums and Ancient Sea Battles

Last weekend was a holiday in Portugal,  Revolutionary Day –  25th April, 1974 –  35 years ago!   We flew down to Lagos in Hans’ Cessna 182 to enjoy a day at the seaside, and went to one of our favourite restaurants, O Camilo, perched on the cliff top behind Lagos.  We brought a present for [...]

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