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Snow in the Douro Valley
After the foggy days we had during the last week we had a snowing hour. It was very short but intense, enough to paint all the landscape in white. It hadn’t snowed for some years here in S. João da Pesqueira, but this year it did twice. Cold temperatures are really important to ensure the natural clarity, also [...]
Fog Over the Douro Valley - Vines Hidden Durning the Christmas Season
The vines that are closer to the Douro River are enjoining a hidden week under this beautiful fog. For a moment you can think that the river jumped out of its limits and flooded all the valley. Fortuntley it doesn’t! Port Wine is not at risk!
This fog started at the beginning of this week and [...]
Menu For Hope 2008: Port Wine Starter Kit
Christmas is just around the corner and at this time of the year we are more susceptible to charity and to help those who need. Thus, Quevedo decided to participate in the 5th Annual Menu for Hope campaign. Coordinated by top food and wine bloggers around the world, Menu for Hope charity raffle wants to [...]
What I Use To Read In Internet About Wines II
At the beginning of November, I wrote a post about wine related sites I like and I visit regularly in Internet. Lets continue that theme and make the II version. This time is just one site dedicated to Port Wine. Its name is ForTheLoveOfPort and probably sounds familiar to some of you. The team is [...]
Quevedo Present in the Wine Tasting for the London Bloggers Christmas Meeting
The 9th of December was a different day for Quevedo, and a little bit special! During the Christmas networking meetup of the group London Bloggers, took place a wine tasting from winery bloggers for bloggers. These bloggers are from different industries, such as marketing, IT, events, photography, travel, etc. The wineries with wines for tasting [...]
CaipiRoyal, A Port Cocktail From A Port Wine Producer - Is Cocktail The Future of Port?
In recent years, Port Wine producers have been finding new and ingenious ways to sell their wines, keeping the R&D departments on their toes. First, Croft launched their Pink version of a Port Wine in the beginning of 2008. Two weeks ago, while Quevedo was participating in the Porto & Douro Wine Show, in Lisbon, [...]
6 Things You Don’t Know About Oscar Quevedo
I was recently tagged in an internet meme from Catavino, in which I had to write 6 things people would not know about me. I used to receive email memes in which someone would tell me that if I forwarded the message to some of my contacts I would receive a postcard, a call from [...]
Highlights From The Porto & Douro Wine Show
During this weekend, between 22nd and 23rd of November, Quevedo has been attending to the Porto & Douro Wine Show, in Lisbon, Portugal. The event is full of small and medium producers of Port and Douro wine. However, I must confess I was expecting some more sounding names. But they preferred to stay at home. [...]
Quevedo in Porto & Douro Wine Show
This week Quevedo is heading south, but just a little bit, to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Between the 22nd and the 23rd of November, this is, from Saturday to Sunday, will take place in Convento do Beato the Porto and Douro Wine Show. This event is being co-promote by the Douro and Port Wine [...]
Douro Red Wine Between The Top 10 Wines of 2008 for Wine Spectator
The top 10 wines in 2008 from the magazine Wine Spectator brought an excellent result for the Portuguese wines. The red Quinta do Crasto Reserva Old Vines 2005 ranks in #3 with 95 points from the magazine.
This is definitively an extraordinary prize for this dedicated family. But are also amazing news for the Portuguese wines, [...]
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. 