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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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
And finally… the rain came to the Douro
After one week of hot temperatures, it finally rained in the Douro Valley. It stormed heavily on Saturday noon, for around 4 hours. I’m not sure if the rain caused any damage to the vines or to the bunches, but I would say no. I think this rain can help to slow down the ripening [...]
Wine tastings in Douro Museum
On July 25th Quevedo did not only participate in the American Wine Bloggers Conference, but also showed its wines in the tastings organized by the Douro Museum in Régua, Portugal. The last three weekends, this museum had space dedicated to the wine producers of the region . This weekend Quevedo was featured. In addition to [...]
First thoughts of my trip: US economy is not good, but that is not bad for wine
During this first couple of days in New York I have been spending some time focusing on peoples’ behavior. It is not difficult to figure out that the American economy is not breathing health and there is two indicators that help me to justify it: there is a considerable number of shops and offices for [...]
Living in Germany? Now you can buy Quevedo online
Since the begging of July our wines, Ports and Douro, are available in Germany. Wein-im-Internet is an online wine shop based in Berlin and managed by Mr. Frank Biesler. This shop is selling our wines through Internet. All our portfolio is available, so if you want to try our wines click here and you will [...]
Roy Hersh’s Comments About Quevedo Rosé
Editor’s note: early May we had the pleasure to receive the visit of Mr. Roy Hersh, from For the Love of Port, during the Fortification Tour 2009. On Mr. Hersh’s newsletter of June 2009, which is always one of the best sources of information about Port, he comments on our recent launch Quevedo Rosé. Please [...]
