Archive for August, 2008
A water-drinker writing about wine? That’s me.
I got involved in this for liking to write about nothing, for liking the soil, the sun and tasting the grapes, even when they’re not ripe; and, first of all, because I feel at home at Quevedos’ home and for the hug that is mine and Óscar Zé’s since even before we were good friends. [...]
Quevedo Blog: Opening to the World
We have finally finished the redesign of our web site and have set up our blog! Now we are the first Port Wine company blogging! The last few months have been quite busy. At first, we wanted to remodel our web. We wanted to present a new image, to communicate with a younger public of [...]
Quinta Sra do Rosário
The highest of the Quevedo vineyards is located 2,130 feet high and is also the oldest and most respectable quinta planted 40 years ago. Because of its locations, the wines of this field are always the last to be pruned and harvested. Therefore form Quinta da Senhora do Rosário we obtain red fruity, concentrated and [...]
Quinta da Trovisca
One and a half miles away from S. Joao da Pesqueira stands Quinta da Trovisca, 38 acres of robust vines of touriga nacional, touriga franca, sousão and tinta roriz. January is the optimal for prune, due to the local micro-climate while the vintage is taken in the third week of September. Trovisca’s soil facilitates the [...]
Quevedo was founded in 1991 as a family owned business in the heart of the Douro valley, responding to the needs of the generations that preceded the associate founders. These ancestors were passionately dedicated to their vineyards and to the culture that surrounded the production of wine. Consequently, the company was created as a seamless marriage between the initial phase of production and the promotion and selling of their wines. Currently, the estate is comprised of 100 hectares located in the regions of Cima-Corgo and Douro Superior, producing both red and port wines from only the five traditional port grapes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão and Tinta Barroca.