Our Blog’s last vineyard update about fruit set and vine growth was a month ago, during the early stage of grape development. While May and early June were marked by a heat wave, with the mercury hitting 40º, things have cooled down since mid June, and have stayed unusually temperate for Alentejan standards throughout this [...]
12 months have flown by since we first started this winery blog, our voice direct to you from the Alentejo. A whole year’s worth of talking about what goes on right here at the winery, written by the very folk who live and work here, tend the vineyards, grow the grapes, make the wine, put [...]
The diversity of Portuguese grape varieties is staggering, and a confusing topic for both Portuguese and non-Portuguese wine lovers. I have personally witnessed arguments among Portuguese winemakers, unable to agree on the synonyms for a particular Portuguese variety, as most varieties are known in different regions by different names. In naming them through the centuries, [...]
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