Archive for September, 2008
Tired Men and Women, a Few Scratches, the Birth of a Magic Quevedo White Port
Our harvest is done.
Excruciating back pain and a smile in the face, that’s how we feel.
I’m too tired to tell you the full version of the story but I can give you de bottom line: Quevedo’s family knows how to receive their friends, and know how to do some of the best wines in the [...]
Coming up soon: The Mistery of the Harvest at Quevedo’s Winery
A new movie debuting in São João da Pesqueira:
The plot was written long ago by Quevedo’s history. A collection of well known steps, improved every year, learning with the experience of the elders.
The set is fully prepared: a long shiny vineyard charged with bunches of beautiful red grapes. Douro glinting as backdrop.
The cast? Fifteen good [...]
Could Port Wine Use Other Closure Than Cork? No, Not For Now…
In recent years, or maybe even in the last decades, there has been a considerable amount of research about wine closures. Some defend cork, others screwcap, and some advise for the t-cap (very hard to find a producer however!! - do you know any?). In countries with a long wine production track record, cork is the most used [...]
Spying in Saint Emilion
Hello again, back to the story of my tour de France.
In the day after the Vintage tasting, I got Denis’ bike on the train and departed to Saint Emilion. Less than an hour after, I was in a lovely medieval village, very touristic and well preserved: almost a case-study of historical heritage conservation, and still [...]
So many flavours… so many things to discover
As promised, here I am to share with you my last experiences about pairing Port Wine with food.
The first experience was at the bachelor party of a friend, where the best man cooked a fantastic pasta alla norma (with eggplant and tomatoes), a recipe of the well known chef Jamie Oliver. For the wine [...]
Quevedo Conquers France
Hello, I’m back; I have been in France for the last couple of weeks, and I can say that this trip was the beginning of a new relationship with wine and the life that it represents.
I’ve been for three days in Bordeaux, region that is considered by many - in fact, many don’t know Douro [...]
Monday, September 8th, The Vintage has begun
Five days later than in 2007, we have started harvesting in Quinta da Alegria and Quinta das Olgas, in the regions of Cima-Corgo and Douro Superior. The yield has been higher compared to last years’ production and our estimate for the other vineyards is a productivity of almost 3.5 tns/hectare.
The Bé is 13.8º in Quinta da [...]
Vindouro - Douro Wine Fair
VINDOURO
Between September 5th to 7th is taking place in S. João da Pesqueira the VII edition of Vindouro, a Port and Douro wine fair organized by S. João da Pesqueira City Hall and also Essência do Vinho and Cryseia. In this place a total of 36 producers from Douro promote their wines. Quevedo is also [...]
Harvest Probably One Week Later Than in 2007
The vintage is close and ripening control is very important to define the date of the harvest and to define the order that different fields should be harvest within the same vineyard.
We were carrying out ripening controls in Quinta da Alegria (up Cima-Corgo) on August 29th and in Quinta das Olgas (Douro Superior) on September [...]
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. 