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2013 harvest: first maturity control 21 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
With more than half August gone, grapes in the Douro valley are in the last stage of growth. While in the higher lands there are still some grapes changing color, as veraison is not finished yet, in t...
Vines punctuation system: white treated as red 10 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
Over the last centuries the Douro has built up its reputation as a top quality wine region due to the huge success of Port, more specifically Red Port. Since 1756, when Marquês de Pombal started delim...
Port to be produced in 2013 and other notes from the vineyard 2 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
August has arrived, vines are greener that ever and humidity stays at very low levels. Last Sunday, on July 28th, a couple of hours of rain helped to refresh the soil and the vines. It didn’t rain aga...
S. João da Pesqueira – what changed in the last 30 years 25 Jul 2013 | 03:07 am
S. joao da pesqueira (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This week was my 30th anniversary, and maybe because 30 is a round number that ends with a zero, I felt I needed to share with you some thoughts I had b...
The aftermath of the heat wave 21 Jul 2013 | 03:41 pm
Temperatures in the Douro valley are now close to normal levels, at around 30º C, after the heat wave of the beginning of July. Short periods of very high and unusual temperatures are not rare in the ...
Acacia dealbata is invading the Douro 4 Jul 2013 | 02:20 pm
Have you noticed, during the last time you visited the Douro valley, a fast growing evergreen tree with yellow flowers that may remind you of big bunches of white grapes? This non-native tree, Acacia ...
The Portuguese wine invasion 24 Jun 2013 | 05:12 pm
With the works in the vineyards controlled and on time, we decided to join a group of three other Portuguese winemakers and cross the Atlantic towards the United States. The four of us, Julia Kemper, ...
IVDP – How to approve Vintage Port 28 May 2013 | 08:49 pm
On the previous two blog posts, we had talked about 2011 Quevedo Vintage declaration and what exactly means a Vintage declaration – or the lack of this meaning. On this third and last post of this ser...
Vintage Port Declaration – what does it mean 9 May 2013 | 07:12 pm
View over Pinhão village During these last months we have seen many Port producers declaring the production of Vintage Port from the 2011 harvest. This means that there will be a big percentage of Po...
Quevedo declares the 2011 Vintage Port 29 Apr 2013 | 06:51 pm
It’s time to celebrate!!! Let the balloons fly, release the birds, eat a Francesinha – or 4, toast with your friends! Why? Because there is going to be some of the 2011 vintage port to go around! Let...
