Archive for September, 2009
Raining during the harvest? hum, that is not a good idea…
Maybe we were not fast enough. Or we have few people harvesting. Or we were simply unlucky. But rain has come to our vineyards and we still have 5 days of harvest ahead. Tomorrow we should finish Quinta da Trovisca by noon and move to Tavioso, a 2 hectares vineyard almost in the center of [...]
Fermenting 5 varietals separately for Port Wine; showing all the process live
Saturday we harvested the grapes, we crushed it and trod it. Are are showing all the process here. What you are seeing is the Touriga Franca fermenting. Wednesday, October 1st: All the musts were already fortified. I will come back soon with more news about this.
In the aftermath of the Live Harvest here are my thoughts
Last Tuesday was the most important day of my life in the wine business. Okay, I have only joined this world some months ago, but September 22nd was special. From 9am til 7pm we live broadcast for 10 hours the harvest from the vineyards surrounding our winery. The idea came from London, to show live [...]
The Live Harvest is over, amazing results; now we need some rest
Today is the BIG day - Streaming Live the Harvest in the Douro to Boutique Wineries Tasting in London
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Quevedo Hosts the First Live 2009 Harvest in the Douro
Quevedo, Port and Douro wine producer, is streaming live the harvest in its vineyards in the Douro to a wine tasting room in London. The live video will be shown next Tuesday, September 22nd 2009 in a big screen of the Boutique Wineries Tasting’s (BWT) main room. At the same time, all the video streaming [...]
Do you want to hear our white wine fermenting?
Our white wine started fermenting this morning. It has around 12% potential alcohol and it should need three or four days to finish the fermentation. Claudia says it is showing up an intense peach flavor. For me is more melon. Come over and help us to find out!
Oscar
Making white Port Wine this afternoon - check the video when we’re adding the brandy
Today we have been making white Port Wine. The grapes that we were harvesting during the week-end were transformed into a healthy and aromatic must during the last days, which was ready for the fortification this afternoon. We are considering to follow Andy Velebil’s suggestion, regarding the ageing of our 2009 white Port Wine. He [...]
Do you want to see our vineyards? Why not to start a live broadcasting?
Dear readers of our blog,
Over one year ago we started posting our comments and ideas about the Douro, the vines and the wine in general. I personally never expected we would attract some much attention from all around the world. It is time to reward your loyalty for our blog. I’m sure some of you [...]
Harvesting white grapes for Port and Douro wine
We have been dedicating the last 48 hours, this is, this last week-end, to the harvesting of white grapes. Every year we spend a whole weekend only harvesting white grapes. This year the harvest started 16 days before the one last year as the ripening accelerated during August. In order to maintain the freshness and [...]
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. 