Far Away From Douro, Thinking About Ripening
Beatriz taking sun
Hello, here I am again, this time writing from the beach, as we are spending a week of vacation in Algarve. This much desired vacation is very useful to reload batteries for the upcoming vintage and to take Beatriz to the beach.
By the way, I had never talked about the little Beatriz, my daughter who last August 18th was 6 months old and for the first time went to the beach. She liked it very much but we were not lucky because the water is cold. It doesn’t seam the usual warm Algarve water. She just gets her feet and hands wet, nothing else, even for me it is hard to swim. It is in these moments I remember and miss the Douro Valley in the hot Summer time. Even for the natives varietal vines the Summer is hard but it is strong enough to ripe the berries and get those full-bodied Ports, like a Vintage or LBV. And when vacation is over and we are back to S. João da Pesqueira, I have to handle ripping controls in Quinta da Alegria, Olgas and Quinta Vale D’Agodinho. I am really anxious to check the first results, I think the harvest is one week late.
I will keep you informed!
Cláudia Quevedo
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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.