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2013 Harvest in the Douro – all about to finish

Oscar Quevedo — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:48:44 +0000

Time doesn’t stop and we are slowly approaching the end of the harvest. Contrary to the norm, this year it rained during the picking and this fact played a very important role in the overall quality of 2013 wines. If we would divide the harvest in two parts we would have the weeks before and after the 27th of September. Until the 27th we harvested those parcels at lower altitude, which reach full ripeness early. At that time, in our mind we were thinking that grapes would improve if they could stay a few more days in the vine. After the 27th we asked ourselves why did we wait for so long to harvest the grapes. Thus, it is fair enough to ask what happened on September 27th… If you read the previous post about the 2013 harvest in the Douro you may have some clue. It rained for almost one week and as consequence, the quality of the grapes was threatened and affected. In areas with some slope and without retention of humidity the rain went down the hill and grapes were not that much affected. But those vines planted in flat soil with more humidity and low ventilation showed some rotten grapes. And one of the varieties that was most affected was Touriga Franca, which grows with a compact bunch and has thin skin.

As a very first impression so far, I would say that wines in general present a good dark ruby color, with fresh aroma, medium bodies with slightly short finish. Lets see how they develop during the next weeks/ months but the lack of concentration is a bit surprising. Well, maybe not that much unexpected if we have in mind that vines didn’t have enough water to finish the maturity of the grapes during September, mostly in the lower altitude areas. Of course there are exceptions to this lack of volume: those vines that produce very low yields, with small berries in which we can get and extract more tannins and structure. Time will tell us.

Oscar

2010 Oscar’s white – our new project is just coming out

Oscar Quevedo — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:17:08 +0000

Dear follower of my blog,

The Oscar’s wine project is going pretty well. So well, that we were challenged to come up not only with a red but also with a white Oscar’s wine.
Spring has already begun and Summer is around the corner, so guess what? We are going to release it right now! Today, the first 300 bottles were sent to Malta! Yes, that small island in the Mediterranean sea which you may want to consider for your next holidays, not only because you can find Oscar’s there but mainly because of its wonderful beaches and parties!

What is in white Oscar’s? A lot of care and attention with our grapes and a touch of love to seal our passion to make wines.

That’s all for now! I’ll come back soon with more news!

Oscar

Do you want to hear our white wine fermenting?

Oscar Quevedo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:25:24 +0000

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