Encosta da Vila Vineyards

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Endo-climatic conditions of excellence produce excellent grapes with high ripeness levels.

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The intrinsic attributes related to physical characteristics such as color or the amount of sensory characteristics, may originate, mainly in the field of wine quality, attributes identified by the appearance of the product. Referring specifically to the wine, a popular approach in the literature concerning the definition of perceived quality of products is related to sets of factors, as the organoleptic characteristics, often depending on climate characteristics of the production area.

What we’re aiming for, year in and year out, is consistently excellent wines that are both varietally correct, and that display the unique characteristics of this site.

Being a winemaker is like being a designer or chef and making fine wines is my art.

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The Process of WineMaking

Depending on the grape, the region and the kind of wine that a winemaker wishes to produce, the exact steps in the harvesting process will vary in time, technique and technology. But for the most part, every wine harvest includes these basic vine-to-wine steps.

Harvesting

Most vineyards will start with white grapes and then move to red varietals. The grapes are collected in bins or lugs and then transported to the crushing pad. This is where the process of turning grapes into juice and then into wine begins.

Crushing & Pressing

No matter how or when the grapes were picked, they all get crushed in some fashion in the next step. The destemmer, which is a piece of winemaking machinery that does exactly what it says, removes the stems from the clusters and lightly crushes the grapes.

Fermentation

Simply put, fermentation is where the sugar converts into alcohol. There are plenty of techniques and technologies used during this process to accompany the different kinds of grapes.

Ageing & Bottling

Winemakers have lots of choices in this step, and again they all depend on the kind of wine one wants to create. Flavors in a wine become more intense due to several of these winemaking choices. When the winemaker feels a wine has reached its full expression in aging, then it’s time to bottle the wine for consumption.

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The festive season is full of reasons to celebrate, from special dinners and family gatherings to Christmas parties for friends. Our wine range offers something for every occasion, whether you’re looking to delight your hosts with a Red Wine Porão Velho or pop open some Rosé Porão Velho for your party guests. We’ve even got Penafirme for you and your loved ones to toast the New Year in style.