As the end of September swiftly approaches, we are entering the final lap of our vintage marathon! The weather at the moment is idyllic harvest weather with crisp blue skies and warm dry temperatures in the high 20s, with cool nights. If only we had had such weather during the full 6 weeks of harvest! At [...]
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First, to answer your question- the answer is: ’Yes! Harvest is still going on’ – and therefore we have been far too busy for blog updates, with the exception of a few short microblogging Tweets. A full harvest update will have to wait until the next post, but for now, for those who didn’t get the chance [...]
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Chaminé Tinto from the great 2008 vintage is now available in 3 sizes:
Half bottles (37cl) - in boxes of 12
Full bottles (75cl) - in boxes of 6 or 12
Magnums (1.5l) – in cardboard boxes of 3.
Chaminé Branco 2008 is available in 2 sizes:
Half bottles (37cl) - in boxes of 12
Full bottles (75cl) - in boxes [...]
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As we launch our most recent vintage 2007 of our flagship Cortes de Cima wine, it causes me pause to reflect on the decade which has passed since we first starting marketing our wines from Cortes de Cima. The reviews our first vintages – 1996 and 97 – received in the Portuguese press were, to [...]
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Congratulations to Frank Roeder MW, for his success in passing the grueling Master of Wine exams! Frank is among this year’s 8 successful candidates, and only the 3rd German ever to become a MW. There are now a total of 280 MWs worldwide.
Frank is founder and chief executive of VIF Weinhandel, a wine distribution company based [...]
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