Text João Pedro de Carvalho
Near the Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca), where the land ends and the sea begins, situated on a hillside of the Serra de Sintra the Quinta do Casal de Santa Maria (Adraga) is located.

Text Ilkka Sirén
Traveling up and down Portugal is an experience. Driving through the little villages, endless number of roundabouts and beautiful landscapes is part of the fun when hopping from wine region to wine region.

Text João Pedro de Carvalho
Between the Serra de Sintra and the Atlantic Ocean, 25km Northwest of Lisbon there is a very old, small wine-growing zone with production dating back to the year 1255. This has been (since 1908) Europe’s westernmost Demarcated Region and the smallest wine producing region of Portugal.

Text João Pedro de Carvalho
The centenary Quinta do Rol has always been linked to the local traditions and local farming. Located in the heart of Lourinhã, it is now in its third family generation, with Carlos Melo Ribeiro the current owner, who inherited the estate from his father.

Text Ilkka Sirén
I’m not a great cook I can tell you that right now. I mean, I like to cook but I’m just not very good at it. At home I cook everyday. That wasn’t always the case though. Not many years ago I could hardly boil water.

Text Ilkka Sirén
If there is one thing I know, one thing I’m absolutely certain of is that winter in Finland is inevitable. As a season it is not my favorite. But not because of the snow, that might sometimes be waist deep. It’s not even the cold which can reach -40°C in some parts of Finland. It is the darkness that really takes it out of me.

Text João Pedro de Carvalho
Walking through the streets of the Historic Center of Vila Nova de Gaia is like going back in time, imagining the scrolling of Port barrels on the narrow streets, the huge wine aging rooms where authentic unbottled dreams live.

Text Ilkka Síren
We Finns are known for all kinds of weird traditions. We invented and host annual world championships for Wife-Carrying and mosquito killing. We have competitions for throwing rubber boots and cellphones. We celebrate midsummer by disappearing to the countryside to drink amongst ourselves.

Text João Carvalho
The region of Bucelas (demarcated since 1911) is situated at the gates of Lisbon, municipality of Loures. It is characterized by the production of white and sparkling wines based on the Arinto grape.

Text Ilkka Sirén
When people talk about “food friendly” wines I’ve always thought that it must be one of the most misused wine descriptions out there,

Text João Pedro de Carvalho
It is not possible to speak of the history of Dão wine, one of the oldest wine regions of Portugal,