The Harvest 2009 is over - some thoughts in the aftermath
Dear readers, the harvest is over. Finally! After six weeks picking up grapes at the vineyards and making wines at the winery, the hardest period of the year finished on Monday. For now only in the vineyards, because at the winery we still have some musts fermenting and some juicy to fortify.
Some thoughts about 2009 Harvest:
- generally there was few quantity per vine
- the quality of the grapes for Port is excellent
- the quality of the grapes for Douro wines is good, but will age early
- it was necessary over 750 kilograms to make 550 liters (1 pipa) of wine
- the sugar content of the grapes was high, resulting in quite alcoholic wines
- the colors of the wines are deep and dark - some very promising Ports
- after some years focusing only on still red wines, this year we made 2.000 liters of still white wine
Now it is your turn. Do you have any questions or comments?
Oscar
If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.
Comments
Thank you for quoting us Herman, always a pleasure to participate in the http://www.infoportwine.com/! On average, with around 750 kilograms of grapes we make a pipa (550 litros) of wine. This year we need over 800 kilograms of grapes to make a pipa of wine, making this a more expensive harvest than usual.
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. 
Hi Oscar,
Good info. I will quote you in our harvest survey to be published on November 7th.
Please tell me how many kilograms a pipa you need in other years on average.
Best,
Herman.