Anne Christine Knudsen, was this year’s top graduate from the Copenhagen Hotel & Restaurantskolen, and won herself a trip to Portugal, sponsored by ViniPortugal, with other sommelier graduates from Scandinavia. At the end of the trip, we invited her to visit Cortes de Cima. If you understand Danish, you can read an excerpt from her [...]

Christmas is a time to share and think of others. Let’s work together to spread a little bit of Christmas cheer to needy kids.
We have created a special Christmas 3/pack this year, consisting of 1 bottle of Aragonez 2005, 1 bottle of Syrah 2005 and 1 bottle of Azeite 2008, which will be sold [...]

We did it! We did it! Portugal’s very 1st Live Wine Blogging direct from the Alentejo! Despite a slow old-fashioned DSL connection on the Alentejan end, our Skype/ webcam communication between Cortes de Cima, Alentejo and Sala Ogival, Lisbon went without interruptions, and very little noise interference! And, blessing of all blessings, without any of [...]

The invasion has started! From all directions…Brits, Americans, Spanish, French… coming by air…by car…by train… to the first ever Portuguese Live Wine Blogging Event, being held simultaneously here at the winery of Cortes de Cima , and also in Lisbon at the Sala Ogival!
We are busy running around, checking out our WIFI connections, opening wines, and getting [...]

Hordes of foreign journalists and winebloggers are soon to descend upon the Alentejan plains.  October 24th-26th is the 3rd edition of Vinipax, a wine fair held in Beja, showcasing wine producers from Southern Portugal. We look forward to having a chance to chat with and show our wines to a bevy of foreign journalists, including Kristine Baeder [...]