All the abundant rain last winter has been a great help  for our goal to increase our forested areas at Cortes de Cima by 25% this year. Since 1992, we have planted 90 hectares of mixed holm oak, cork oak, carob and pine in the areas surrounding our vineyards, fields which were once used for [...]

Since our arrival at Cortes de Cima in 1988, we have converted arable land to forest through the planting of 46 hectares of mixed holm oak, cork oak , and pine in the foothills surrounding our water reservoir. We project planting another 20 hectares of cork forest during the next year. That translates into [...]

Of course we are passionate about corks! Corks are literally grown in our own backyard! Even a routine trip to town takes us though a landscape of Alentejan plains dotted with ancient cork oaks, where sheep and goats graze, and black Iberian pigs scout for acorns.
“Cork oak forests rank among the top biodiversity [...]