Marcolino Sebo Wines – Quinta da Pinheira Colheita Seleccionada 2010 and Visconde de Borba Reserva 2011
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Marcolino Sebo afforded to pay the arable land with what he got in the extractive industry.
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The Adega do Cartaxo and the Ribatejo rebirth
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Founded in 1954 by a group of 22 associates, the Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo has its roots in a region with a strong wine tradition with historical references to this activity prior to century X.
Casa Ferreirinha – History and Art
Text Bruno Mendes
Founded in the eighteenth century by Bernardo Ferreira, the Casa Ferreirinha was acquired in 1987 by Sogrape.
Two Rosés from the Tejo – Casal da Coelheira 2015 and Tyto Alba 2015
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Tejo has been sending wines for tasting and they deserve approval – if I may.
Adega de Vidigueira, Inspiração and Bonança
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Once upon a time, in a land far away named Alentejo wine region were conjured some “fairy godmothers” and each one of them had the power to create their own Adega Cooperativa.
Morgadio da Calçada – Unique tradition and history
Text Bruno Mendes
In the late seventeenth century, Jerónimo da Cunha Pimentel ordered the construction of Morgadio da Calçada House, which is located in Provesende and is one of the most ancient manor houses in this location.
It was the wine, my God, it was the wine
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The wine lives in me, not just because I like the drink but for all that goes with it. There are more economy texts about this sector than (probably) historical, anthropological or sociological.
Coração d’Ouro, from television to the table
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The telenovela Coração Douro, which is broadcasted in prime time on SIC, went from the screen to the table, more properly into the glass.
Santa Vitória – Alentejo Wines
Text Bruno Mendes
Located in Alentejo, just 25 Kms from Beja, close to a small Alentejo town (Santa Vitória) we can find Casa de Santa Vitória, fully integrated in an agricultural and leisure environment.
Casa Cadaval Wines – Padre Pedro, Padre Pedro Reserva, Casa Cadaval e Marquesa de Cadaval 2012
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Telling about the Casa Cadaval wines needs some prior information. I repeat: the history and the stories are an added value.
Soalheiro, the excellence of 2015
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
This time I’m going to talk about the Alvarinho brand that I have most at home, and that for long years now has a reserved corner in the dark of my cellar.
Blandy’s – Over 200 years of history
Text Bruno Mendes
It’s in one of the portuguese archipelagos, specifically in Madeira, that we can find Blandy’s.
Quinta da Alameda red Reserva Especial 2012 e Quinta da Alameda red Jaen 2013
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The Dão is rising. The region has awakened and started moving. As you would expect, there will be mistakes, nothing is perfect but just the fact of reacting is already worthy an applause.
Alambre Moscatel Roxo 2010, I’m sexy and I know it
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The Moscatel Roxo de Setúbal grape variety is a rare grape that was in extinction risk in the last century.
Sandeman – 226 years making history
Text Bruno Mendes
Sandeman’s history began 226 years ago in 1970, when George Sandeman asked his father for a 300£ loan in order to start his trade business of Port and Sherry wines in London.
