Wine
Oscar’s 2009 is ready for the fight
2010 is about to finish, but before we enter 2011, we want to present you the second edition of our Douro wine Oscar’s. First released in 2009, Oscar’s is a social, friendly and easy-going Douro wine. Made with grapes from Quinta da Trovisca, our 2009 blend shows fresher notes and is a little bit more [...]
In the Douro wine region, which bank of the Douro river produces more wine?
In the Douro wine region, which bank of the Douro river produces more wine?/ Na região demarcada do Douro, qual das margem do rio produz mais vinho?survey software Yesteday, while I was in an event, which I’ll cover latter here in our blog, I was asked which of the Douro banks makes more wine, the [...]
Signing a contract when getting a double-magnum(3L) or imperial(6L) of Quinta Vale D’Agodinho 2008 Vintage Port
For the first time in Quevedo’s history, we bottled double-magnums (3L) and imperials (6L) of a Vintage Port. The chosen Port Wine for this exclusive limited edition (20 units each) was our 2008 Quinta Vale d’Agodinho Vintage Port as this is also the first Single Quinta Vintage Port we release. All the process has been [...]
2008 Quinta Vale d’Agodinho Quevedo Vintage Port
During the last month we have been busy not only making newest wine from harvest this but also preparing the bottling of a Port Wine from 2008 harvest. We had in our winery a small blend of Ports from our main vineyard, Quinta Vale d’Agodinho, which we decided to declare as Single Quinta Vintage Port. [...]
Why is Sweden a special market for wine? Because of the Systembolaget
Image by quevedoports via Flickr For several reasons Sweden is a very special market for wine: State control of ALL retail alcohol sales of over 3.5% ABV high taxes on alcohol beverages restriction in the number of brands and types of wines listed on the shelves new launches of wine only if Systembolaget (Swedish wine [...]
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 [...]
Fungus developing inside a broken bottle of Quevedo LBV 2003
Anyone has any idea of what is this on the photo? This is one of the most interesting things I learnt in the last weeks. I’ll explain where this comes from. We were preparing two of the four remaining pallets of LBV 2003 to send to Denmark when we found a purple stain on the [...]
Wine in an one-glass bag; is this what modern consumer wants?
This is an easy photo, does not need much explanation. Last week, while we were exhibiting at the LIWF, in London, a friend came to my booth and showed me this bag. At the beginning I thought that this was a great idea, making the consumption of wine easier. People can easily carry this bag [...]
Music-pairing: Rosé with Ruby?
Last week, we were watching Porto-Arsenal at a friend’s and Óscar brought the new Rosé Port for a preview tasting. Forgetting football, food and friends, the Rosé was the best part of the evening. And somewhere in the second glass of it, a music came to my mind as a perfect pair for the wine: [...]
Rose Port: many consumers loved it but some still say this is not Port
It is time to ask for your opinion. Six months after we have first released our Rose Port and 3 months after we had run out of it, Rose Port is controversial. Many people think Rose Port was a great idea. But there are still some more conservative enthusiasts who defend Rose Port is not [...]
