Archive for July, 2010
Landslides show vines’ deep roots: consequence of a wet Winter
The high levels or rainfall during the first quarter of this year left an indelible mark on our vineyards. You never know how much rain you want. On one side, if it rains profusely, the vines have good levels of humidity in the soil, bearing better the hot and dry Summer in the Douro. On [...]
Drinking Port Wine in restaurants; margins too high?
While I was researching for consumer trends on the Port Wine industry, I found an interesting article on Restaurant Wine. The text is from 2005 and shows satisfying conclusions about Port Wine consumption, defending that Premium Tawny Ports were increasingly popular in the US restaurants. I wonder if this trend has changed in the last [...]
How are our small new vines behaving? Last months’ rainfall is helping
Can you remember an old post of white vines being planted in Quinta da Trovisca? You do? Now you can see how our little new vines are growing! They are now around 30 cm big and showing great vitality. Some will already produce a few bunches this year, which we will cut and use as [...]
If you live in the US I have a proposal for you
Editor’s note: the offer is over, we sold 50% of the stock and folks are happy with the offer! If you live in the US this post is for you. You probably know that our wines are finally available in the US. My proposal is this: go to http://www.flickingerwines.com/, search for Quevedo wines, put an [...]
Things you shouldn’t do while drinking
I found these cartoons in the beverage list of Joey, a restaurant by the Lake Union in Seattle, where I had a… beer… after a wine tasting of Austrian wines in Daniel’s. Have fun! Oscar
What do you do when you don’t have enough wine for a tasting?
My two-week trip to the US is about to finish. I’m now in Charlotte on my way to Europe, Spain first and finally on Sunday afternoon I shall arrive in Porto. In the last few days I was in Los Angeles, visiting Andy Velebil, moderator at the forum For the Love of Port. Taking advantage [...]
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.