17 billion wine bottles were sealed in 2009. 11.3 billion (66%) used “natural” cork, 3.1 bn used screw cap, and 2.9 bn used synthetic corks. The by far biggest producer of ‘natural’ cork is Portugal.
Cristiano van Zeller at Quinta do Vale Dona Maria is a well known person in the Douro-valley. He used to own Quinta de Noval which he sold in the middle of the 1990s to Axa
The Portuguese wine region Terras do Sado is located just south of Lisbon. It Has recently been renamed Península de Setúbal in an effort to make it better known. The new name will be uses
PART 2 of Quinta do Crasto interviews with Manuel Lobo de Vasconcellos, winemaker and oenologist at Crasto. Quinta do Crasto is in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, the region best known for port wine,
PART 1 of Quinta do Crasto interviews. We begin with Tomas Roquette one of the owners. Tomas is the fourth generation at Quinta do Crasto. Crasto produces port wine since more than one hundred years
PART 2 of the interview with Charles Metcalfe, who can be called the guru on Portuguese wines: on the excellent wine and food in Portugal today. Is Portugal perhaps a New World wine country (with
PART 1 of the interview with Charles Metcalfe, who can be called the guru on Portuguese wines: on the excellent wine and food in Portugal today. Charles also talks about the recent history of Portuguese
Cork in the bottle? Interview with Carlos de Jesus, marketing and communications director from Amorim, the worlds largest producer of natural cork. There has been a lot of criticism of cork in recent years, and
Interview (Part 2) with Luis Seabra responsible for the vineyards and the winemaking; the Niepoort winemaker. Were sitting at the brand new winery in the Tedo river valley, overlooking the terraced vineyards along the river
Interview with Luis Seabra responsible for the vineyards and the winemaking; the Niepoort winemaker. Were sitting at the brand new winery in the Tedo river valley, overlooking the terraced vineyards along the river and the
Interviews with a handful of participants at the European Wine Bloggers Conference ( #EWBC ) that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in October/November 2009. What did you think about the conference? How was it for
There’s a new category of port wine: rosé. The Port Wine Institute (IDVP) has approved rosé port as a denomination. Already last year Croft launched a rosé port: Croft Pink. Formally, it has been considered
Miguel Louro, who also works as a dentist in Evora (and looks a bit like Salvador Dalí), and his sun Luis run this high quality winery owning 30 ha in Alentejo. “Our wines are hand
Domingos Alves de Sousa and his son have made it their speciality to make DOC Douro wines (”table” wines as opposed to port wine) in the dramatic port wine valley. The family owns 110 hectares
To the north in Alentejo you can find Monte de Penha. Francisco and Veronica Fina made their first vintage in 1999. The winery is not far from the town of Portalegre, 100 km from the
This is one of the biggest wine producers in Portugal, with head quarters on the Setúbal peninsula south of Lisbon. On the edge of the small town Azeitão they have a big winery. In addition
The famous Rhone wine producer Michel Chapoutier was on the brink of signing the deal to acquire a 15 ha property in Beaujolais, but when the seller suddenly raised the price from 90 000 euro
”The Wine & Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal” is an excellent book onn Portuguese wines and wine districts full of tips and recommendations of how to travel, where to stay, and of course what to
Barca Velha was long thought of as the only Portuguese table wine in the top quality echelons. Today, there is much more company in that category in Portugal thanks to the fabulous renaissance that Portuguese
Come to Portugal – a few glimpses of vineyard and winery visits with BKWine. Seeing some beautiful landscapes and some views from the cities (Lisbon, with its trams, and Evora with its ancient Roman temple).
Between March 6 and 9 Porto in northern Portugal is host to a wine show: Essencia do Vinho in the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto. Wine professionals, as well as the general wine loving public
An interview with Sofia Uva whose family own Herdade da Mingorra. Her father Henrique Uva, chief winemaker, established it as an independent private winery a few years ago although it has been owned by the
A short visual visit to the Herdade da Malhadinha Nova winery and vineyard in Alentejo. Some views of the vineyards and surrounding landscape. Some bottles with their cute labels: designed by the Soares children: a
Interview with Vasco Magalhães of Herdade do Peso wine estate, winemaker and now technical communications director for the Sogrape group, owner of H do Peso and one of Portugal’s biggest wine producers. We’re in the
Interview with winemaker Sandra Alves at Herdade do Esporao in Alentejo, Portugal. Sandra is one of three winemakers at the Esporao winery, Alentejo’s probably biggest privately owned vineyard (500 hectares). She is one of three
The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal Charles Metcalfe & Kathryn McWhirter Foto: diverse Inn House Publishing ISBN 978-0-9557069-0-5 This book is packed with information about Portugal and its wine districts. The authors wrote
2003 was the first vintage for the Soares family and it has been a running start. The two brothers, João and Paulo has in a few years developed the winery into one of the most
Fonseca has launched an organic port wine: Terra Prima. They have since 1992 been cultivating a small plot of vineyard at the Quinta de Panascal with organic methods. Now they have developed the production sufficiently
17 billion wine bottles were sealed in 2009. 11.3 billion (66%) used “natural” cork, 3.1 bn used screw cap, and 2.9 bn used synthetic corks.
Cristiano van Zeller at Quinta do Vale Dona Maria is a well known person in the Douro-valley. He used to own Quinta de Noval which
The Portuguese wine region Terras do Sado is located just south of Lisbon. It Has recently been renamed Península de Setúbal in an effort to
PART 2 of Quinta do Crasto interviews with Manuel Lobo de Vasconcellos, winemaker and oenologist at Crasto. Quinta do Crasto is in the Douro Valley
PART 1 of Quinta do Crasto interviews. We begin with Tomas Roquette one of the owners. Tomas is the fourth generation at Quinta do Crasto.
PART 2 of the interview with Charles Metcalfe, who can be called the guru on Portuguese wines: on the excellent wine and food in Portugal
PART 1 of the interview with Charles Metcalfe, who can be called the guru on Portuguese wines: on the excellent wine and food in Portugal
Cork in the bottle? Interview with Carlos de Jesus, marketing and communications director from Amorim, the worlds largest producer of natural cork. There has been
Interview (Part 2) with Luis Seabra responsible for the vineyards and the winemaking; the Niepoort winemaker. Were sitting at the brand new winery in the
Interview with Luis Seabra responsible for the vineyards and the winemaking; the Niepoort winemaker. Were sitting at the brand new winery in the Tedo river
Interviews with a handful of participants at the European Wine Bloggers Conference ( #EWBC ) that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in October/November 2009. What
There’s a new category of port wine: rosé. The Port Wine Institute (IDVP) has approved rosé port as a denomination. Already last year Croft launched
Miguel Louro, who also works as a dentist in Evora (and looks a bit like Salvador Dalí), and his sun Luis run this high quality
Domingos Alves de Sousa and his son have made it their speciality to make DOC Douro wines (”table” wines as opposed to port wine) in
To the north in Alentejo you can find Monte de Penha. Francisco and Veronica Fina made their first vintage in 1999. The winery is not
This is one of the biggest wine producers in Portugal, with head quarters on the Setúbal peninsula south of Lisbon. On the edge of the
The famous Rhone wine producer Michel Chapoutier was on the brink of signing the deal to acquire a 15 ha property in Beaujolais, but when
”The Wine & Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal” is an excellent book onn Portuguese wines and wine districts full of tips and recommendations of how
Barca Velha was long thought of as the only Portuguese table wine in the top quality echelons. Today, there is much more company in that
Come to Portugal – a few glimpses of vineyard and winery visits with BKWine. Seeing some beautiful landscapes and some views from the cities (Lisbon,
Between March 6 and 9 Porto in northern Portugal is host to a wine show: Essencia do Vinho in the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto.
An interview with Sofia Uva whose family own Herdade da Mingorra. Her father Henrique Uva, chief winemaker, established it as an independent private winery a
A short visual visit to the Herdade da Malhadinha Nova winery and vineyard in Alentejo. Some views of the vineyards and surrounding landscape. Some bottles
Interview with Vasco Magalhães of Herdade do Peso wine estate, winemaker and now technical communications director for the Sogrape group, owner of H do Peso
Interview with winemaker Sandra Alves at Herdade do Esporao in Alentejo, Portugal. Sandra is one of three winemakers at the Esporao winery, Alentejo’s probably biggest
The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal Charles Metcalfe & Kathryn McWhirter Foto: diverse Inn House Publishing ISBN 978-0-9557069-0-5 This book is packed with
2003 was the first vintage for the Soares family and it has been a running start. The two brothers, João and Paulo has in a
Fonseca has launched an organic port wine: Terra Prima. They have since 1992 been cultivating a small plot of vineyard at the Quinta de Panascal
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