Amphora wine day, celebrating wines made in clay, part 2
Here I’m writing up all the Portuguese wines tried at the amphora wine day at Rocim, November 2025. Arvad, Algarve,
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Alentejo
Video: the traditional talha winemaking at José de Sousa in the Alentejo, wine without electricity made in time-honoured fashion
Yesterday one of the wines I included in my Alentejo tasting at an event in Kew Gardens was the talha
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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability
Website: https://sustentabilidade.vinhosdoalentejo.pt/en/wines-of-alentejo-sustainability-programme The Alentejo is an important wine region in southern Portugal, with 23 000 hectares of vines, spread over
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The wines of Júlio Bastos/Dona Maria, from Portugal’s Alentejo
Júlio Bastos is one of the leading winemakers in Portugal’s Alentejo region, and his family property, located near Estremoz, is
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Highlights: Herdade do Rocim Vinha da Micaela 2021 Alentejo Vidigueira, Portugal
This is an interesting wine from Rocim. It’s from a single high-altitide vineyard that Rocim purchased from a lady called
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Mouchão: lovely wines from this traditional Alentejo winery
Website: https://mouchao.pt/en/ One of the most highly regarded Alentejo wineries, Mouchão has always been a bit different to its peers.
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Highlights: Cartuxa Tinto Colheita 2020 Alentejo, Portugal
Website: https://www.cartuxa.pt/en/ I had this wine one evening last week when I was lecturing at the university in Vila Real.
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Honrado: an exciting Alentejo project combining enotourism, traditional gastronomy and talha wine
Website: https://www.honrado.pt/ The south of the Alentejo wine region in Portugal is currently home to an exciting revival of traditional
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XXVI Talhas: a remarkable winery in the Alentejo working only with old clay vessels
Website: https://www.xxvi-talhas.pt/ Ricardo Sanios is the dude behind XXVI Talhas, which is based in Vidigueira (it’s pronounced ‘vin-say-sh tal-yas’ if
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Malhadinha Nova head north: noted Alentejo estate makes new wines in Portalegre – Teixinha
Malhadinha Nova are a well regarded Alentejo estate, based in the southern end of the region, close to the Algarve.
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