The wine region of Cima Corgo is located in the region of Douro of Duriense of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Churchill's or the Domaine Maçanita produce mainly wines natural sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cima Corgo are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Tinto cão, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cima Corgo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Cima Corgo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Cima Corgo, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cima Corgo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta.
The creation of an Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho dos Açores (IVVA), with headquarters in the island of Pico, follows the remarkable qualitative growth that the Archipelago of the Azores’ wine industry has been experiencing over the past decade. ‘People are excited about growing fruit and making wine here. There are about 300 growers producing their own fruit and a lot of small “garage” producers are starting. Some of them have worked and trained with us and are now making very interesting wines, ...
When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...
The £25,000 collection, of which only 30 will be produced, includes six classic Graham’s Vintage Ports and six Single Harvest Tawny Ports, with the first edition due to be auctioned by Christie’s in December. Founded in 1820, Graham’s marked its bicentennial in 2020, but the launch of the cabinet was delayed until now because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Graham’s said the collection included wines that had been ‘hailed as some of the greatest declarations of the last two centuries’, including class ...
