Herdade das Servas – Winemaking tradition
Text Bruno Mendes
Winemaking is in the Serrano Mira family’s blood.
Rubrics of wines
Quinta Vale D. Maria VVV Valleys and plenty of history
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Stumbling upon non-Portuguese names in Port wine labels is as common as a Portuguese’s surname being Silva or Santos.
Quinta do Gradil new wines and restaurant
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Recently I visited Quinta do Gradil located in the foothills of Serra de Montejunto.
Murganheira – Sparkling wines of great quality
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The Caves da Murganheira are located in the Távora-Varosa region, where the Douro and Beira regions meet.
Foz Torto wines – Crooked as rivers and vines
Text João Barbosa | Translation Bruno Ferreira
Straight or crooked lines? Modern or baroque architecture? Wine? I like them crooked, that means complexity.
Esmero and Mimo, the wines of Rui Xavier Soares
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The wine production in the family of Rui José Xavier Soares (Real Companhia Velha’s viticulture coordinator, place where he works since 1997).
Quinta do Ameal, quality everywhere
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
In a small estate in Minho that dates back to 1710, Pedro Araújo, great-grandson to Adriano Ramos Pinto…
Quinta das Bágeiras, oenologic minimalism
Text João Pedro de Carvalho | Translation Jani Dunne
We head to Bairrada, and more specifically, Fogueira (a parish in Sangalhos, Anadia municipality), where Quinta das Bágeiras is set, and where producer Mário Sérgio Nuno is expecting us.
News from Blandy’s
Text José Silva | Translation Jani Dunne
The launch took place in the new hotel, Porto Bay Liberdade, in downtown Lisbon, property of the Blandy family, and whose restaurant is branded by chef Benoît Synthon.
