Colares – The Most "Ridiculous" Wine Region in the World
Text Ilkka Sirén
Ridiculously awesome that is! I’ve been curious about this little wine region in Lisbon ever since I tasted one bottle during harvest in Douro back in 2008.
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Colares – The Most “Ridiculous” Wine Region in the World
Text Ilkka Sirén
Ridiculously awesome that is! I’ve been curious about this little wine region in Lisbon ever since I tasted one bottle during harvest in Douro back in 2008.
Quinta do Convento da Nª Sª da Visitação – Vineyards with a view to the sea..
Text José Silva
Located up in the mountain of Montejunto, not far from the sea, this estate belongs to the Lisbon wine region. And it’s from that sea that the sub-region of Óbidos receives a direct influence of strong, fresh and salty winds as well as a good solar exposure.
Vale da Capucha: Organic Wines With Exciting Goût de Terroir
Text Sarah Ahmed
Pedro Marques’ story is familiar among Portugal’s young winemakers. Although he is the fifth generation in his family to make wine, the thirty-four year old is the first to have studied winemaking.
The Lord of Adraga
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.
Quinta S. Sebastião
Text José Silva
Arruda dos Vinhos region has allways been known for its wine production, with the vineyards scattered through the orography slightly mountainous, neighbour to other small regions also with a lot of vineyards as Sobral de Monte Agraço and Bucelas.
Quinta da Romeira – quality and consistency!
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
Quinta da Romeira located in the heart of Bucelas, is one of the oldest exporting wine regions, famous for its white wines and for that mentioned by Shakespeare in his Henry VI play.
The Life Aquatic With Monte d’Oiro
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.
The Colares’ Treasure.
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.
