Bodega Enoforum (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) Alentejo is Portugal’s largest political region, encompassing about one-third of the country. It’s also the least densely populated region in Portugal. About 10 percent of Alentejo is devoted to vineyards. Much of the rest is used for growing cereal grains and olives. Alicante is located in southeastern Portugal, stretching from the River Tagus, north of the city of Portalegre, south to Serpa and the Algarve. The area’s extreme climate has challenged winemakers for centuries; summer temperatures can reach well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and lack of rain is a chronic problem. Fortunately, irrigation systems and updated harvesting and winemaking equipment are tipping the scales in favor of winemakers, and the quality of Alentejo wine is improving as modernization and innovation spread. The Alentejo has led the way in Portugal’s wine revolution. Aside from the many tourist attractions in the region (such as the towns.
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Monthly Archives: June 2013
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Bodegas Don Juan (Chile)
Bodega Enoforum (Portugal)
Patria 10-Year-Old Port Wine Patria Tawny Donna (50% Tinta Caiada, 50% Touriga Nacional) Porta do Castelo (40% Trincadeira, 40% Touriga Nacional, 20% Tinta Caiada) WINERY CARMIM – the winery and olive oil press – is one of the largest and most modern industrial units of this sector in Portugal. With an average annual production of 20 million litres, it is certified by the ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System), ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System) and ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System) international standards. It has 3 separate modern units for the various types of wines and olive oils that it produces, thereby guaranteeing the high quality and typical characteristics of the products. THE WINES They are produced from grapes with a high sugar content which means they have a good alcoholic degree, are full-bodied, with a good intensity of fruit and a rich colour. They are smooth with balanced acidity. Enoforum.
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Bodegas Lo Cabalo
Bodegas de Sarria
Señorio de Sarria Moscatel Señorio de Sarria Chardonnay Señorio de Sarria Rose Señorio de Sarria Tinto Roble Señorio de Sarria Crianza Señorio de Sarria Reserva Señorio de Sarria Gran Reserva Señorio de Sarria Reserva Especial Although the winery was founded in 1953, history shows that this land has been used for cultivating vines for many centuries. There is a close link between the history of Navarra and the history of the Señorío, as one of the lords of Sarría, Juan de Azpilicueta, covered the expenses of the studies of his brother, St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, with the income obtained from the exploitation of these lands. Located in Puente La Reina, at the heart of the Pilgrims´ Way to Santiago, Señorío de Sarría finds itself in an area that offers excellent climate and soil conditions, enabling a range of top quality wines to be elaborated..
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Bodegas Aroa
Aroa Jauna Crianza (40% Cab/Sauv, 30% Tempranillo, 26% Merlot, 4% Garnacha) A short distance from Zurukoain, where the AROA vineyards are located, in the 1st Century the Romans kept wine in a wine cellar known as “cella vinaria”, located in Arellano, storing the wine in large earthen jars known as “dolias”. It seems that this wine cellar kept around 90 dolias with a capacity of 800 litres each. There were “lacus”, namely press-rooms where the grapes were squashed and the must fermented, and another area known as “fumarium”, which, it seems, was warmed in order to accelerate the fermentation process if necessary. There were rituals involving the wine, known as “vinarias”, and on the 23rd April the “vinaria priora” celebration was held to taste the new wine. The “vinaria rustica”, celebrated on the 19th of August, was used to ask the Gods for protection for the next harvest. The “vinaria.
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Bodegas Sonsierra
Sonsierra Blanco (100% Viura) Sonsierra Joven (100% Tempranillo) Sonsierra Crianza (100% Tempranillo) Sonsierra Reserva (100% Tempranillo) Sonsierra Vendimia Seleccionada (100% Tempranillo) Pagos de Sonsierra (100% Tempranillo) Perfume de Sonsierra Davidelfin (100% Tempranillo) WINERY Bodegas Sonsierra, founded in 1962, has always been a vanguard winery within the winemaking community of Rioja. Since its creation we have striven to push forward the boundaries, seeking innovation in our winemaking and implementing radical projects such as the one developed in partnership with the designer David Delfín, which has revolutionised the industry. We were the first cooperative in Rioja to sell bottled wine and to advertise the quality and uniqueness of the exceptional vineyards in the Rioja Alta region, and to indicate this special origin on our labels. The journey that began in the vineyards is continued in the winery, where wines are made with the same painstaking attention to detail and combining traditional techniques with.
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Bodegas Castillo de Sajazarra
Castillo de Sajazarra (100% Tempranillo) Sazajarra is located around 10 kilometres to the west of Haro, in the most northern part of La Rioja Alta. At the end of the 1960s, the Líbano family bought the castle in order to rebuild it and make its home there. In its dungeons there were several very ancient parts related to wine, such as wooden tanks and casks, presses etc. As only they could have done, they started making their own wine inside the castle, first for their own consumption and later as a company, continuing the castle’s centuries-old tradition of winemaking. The new winery was created in 1973 in the gardens of the castle and in a singularly beautiful setting. The castle, gardens, winery and vineyards form one unit, making what reporters call a “true chateau”, completed by the wall and the Roman bridge. The philosophy of Bodegas Castillo de Sajazarra is.
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Bodegas Martinez Lacuesta
Martinez Lacuesta White Martinez Lacuesta Rose Martinez Lacuesta Roble Martinez Lacuesta Red (375 ml) Martinez Lacuesta Crianza (375 ml) Martinez Lacuesta Crianza Martinez Lacuesta Campeador Martinez Lacuesta Reserva Ventilla 71 Reserva Especial Martinez Lacuesta Barrel Fermented White Félix Martínez Lacuesta founded the bodega in 1895, together with his brothers. He was the first president of the National Society of Winemakers and Associated Industries and he directed the La Rioja Wine Syndicate. Winemaker, Politician and Promotor. Félix Martínez Lacuesta (Haro 1873 – 1922) obtained a law doctorate from the University of Madrid. When barely 21 he founded the bodega. Don Félix, lawyer, politician and businessman, a moving force at the turn of the century, was the first president of the National Society of Winemakers and Associated Industries and president of the La Rioja Wine Syndicate. He was president of the Logroño Diputación (Regional Council) from 1913 to 1915 and Civil Governor.
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