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    “I believe that if Portugal puts its strengths first, if producers follow the lead of the great partisans of their regional wine, the artisans working with ancient vines, the curators of old mixed varietal plantings, the growers producing astonishing and graceful single vineyard wines, if commercial producers creatively build on these regional traditions rather than model their wines after the New World, the long term growth of Portugal’s wines in the US market is assured.

    Few countries, if any, can compete with Portugal’s treasure of varietal diversity and the territorial diversity that sustains it. Certainly, the production of single variety wines is part of the process of understanding that diversity. But the real asset, the value in that varietal diversity, is the complexity of the blend.

    American wine drinkers are more likely to find consistency buying regional blends than varietal wines from range of different Portuguese regions. Top quality regional blends as well as entertaining, creative riffs on these traditional wines will educate consumers and serve to build brand Portugal. My advice: Sustain the priceless diversity in your vineyards and use it to produce the refined and elegant wines that have made Portugal famous for centuries. The 21st century will be better for it.”
    by Joshua Greene, Editor and publisher Wine & Spirits Magazine

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Winery Events

Members of the Cortes de Cima Adega Club are invited to attend special activities, like our Annual Summer Vineyard Concerts or the Danish Christmas Lunch and Wine Tasting. These events take place right here at our winery tasting room, which enjoys sweeping views of the vineyards, that can be enjoyed at any time of the year, winter or summer, rain or shine!

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Annual Summer Vineyard Concerts

The echo of Danish opera can be heard in the vineyards of Alentejo every summer in late May or early June.   Every year since 2001, we have staged our Annual Summer Vineyard Concerts,   ‘Allegro in Alentejo’ with acclaimed international artists.  During the past years we have welcomed  from the Royal Copenhagen Opera and the Fynske Opera, Ulla Kudsk Jensen (Mezzo Soprano), Jesper Buhl (Baritone) and Mats Knutsson (piano) , who have performed well known arias and duets against a backdrop of the verdant summer vineyard.

Other artists in past years have included French piano protégés, including the lovely pianist/composer Clara Ponty, daughter of Jean-Luc Ponty. Clara was so enraptured by the Alentejo during her visit, that she named one of her songs “Cortes de Cima” and another song “Alentejo“. As a thank you for her song, we gave her a wine, naming our white varietal wine for her –  ”Clara“.

During the intermission, there is a wine-tasting featuring the full range of the Cortes de Cima single vineyard varietals, followed by a sumptuous post-concert Gala Buffet Dinner prepared by Chef Bjarne Otto.  

Cortes de Cima Vineyard Concert

Danish Christmas Lunch and Wine Tasting

Plan a weekend outing to the Alentejo in early December, and let us help you get into the Christmas spirit!  Our Danish chef, Bjarne Otto, will be serving a buffet of traditional Danish Christmas fare, served with a complete tasting of our entire range of currently available wines, while admiring the views from our winery tasting room of the winter vineyard. And of course, our Cellar Door Shop will be open if you want to take some bacchanal Christmas presents home with you.  Read more about last year’s event on our blog here!

Xmas Lunch 2008

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