Julia Kemper

As producers and people passionate about winemaking, Julia kemper's mission is to encourage the passion for Dão’s wine throughout the world, in a differentiating, innovative way and in perfect harmony with Nature. Julia Kemper's mission is let people known the nobility, the elegance and the character of a wine that is still hidden by magnificent mountains. It is among the Dão mountains that its terroirs are found, in Quinta do Cruzeiro in Oliveira-Mangualde, where vineyards are treated with knowledge, delicacy and according to an organic and sustained agriculture. It is also in Quinta do Cruzeiro that Wine Cellar is set, where modern and ancestral grape treading techniques are aligned to transform the crops into fantastic wines, with a delicious acidity, floral aromas and delicate texture. Producing a high-quality vegan and organic wine implies extensive knowledge, constant work and learning; it implies, above all, dedication and an enormous passion. This passion has been in Melo Family for more than 400 years and its values have passed from generation to generation. Currently, Julia Kemper wines are sold in Portugal and throughout the world, preserving the noble grapes of the region: Touriga-Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz and Jaen, for the reds, and Encruzado, Malvasia-Fina and Verdelho, for the whites, besides keeping other varieties not fully identified in small quantities. The red wine JK Curiosity won the gold medal last February, at the Mundus Vini 2020 Contest. Available for purchase!
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Quinta das Bágeiras Tribute wines

Quinta das Bágeiras is one of the most well-known and appreciated wine brands in the Bairrada region.Its producer, Mário Sérgio has always wanted to produce wines that reflect the quality and character of the region. In this way, Quinta das Bágeiras wines are made in the most natural way possible. Quinta das Bágeiras is one of the most well-known and appreciated wine brands in the Bairrada region.Its producer, Mári Sérgio has always wanted to produce wines that reflect the quality and character of the region. In this way, Quinta das Bágeiras wines are made in the most natural way possible The passion for winemaking by the family of Mário Sérgio. came to life through his grandfather Fausto. He was the first in the family to devote himself to the vineyard and the winery and he was the one who bought the first plots. He passed down his passion for the land to the generations that came after him, as well as the values he always stood by: hard-work, perseverance and integrity.Grandfather Fausto enjoyed elegant and fresh wines, with softer tannins and less alcohol content (thus allowing him to indulge in one more glass...). The wine named after him was created with these memories in mind, a wine which carries the simplicity and lightness of Fausto himself. Abel Nuno represents the second generation in the history of Quinta das Bágeiras. He was the one who took note of the best vineyard plots in Bairrada, small properties they have acquired over the last 25 years and, to this day, he is still the one who looks after them, in a wise, rigorous and caring way. This wine was created not only as an homage to Mário Sergio's father, but to the family as a whole. Abel always preferred wines with character, the strong and full structure of which make an impression and what they tried to accomplish here was a wine to his liking, white as well as red. Therefore, they also wanted to prove to themselves that it was possible to produce a great wine from vines that were "only" 15-years-old, but that are grown in an excellent terroir, mimicking the natural production of an old vineyard, through the mixture of grape varieties and the reduction of the younger vines' production. In 2017 Quinta das Bágeiras bottled 2000 bottles of its red reserve in a special edition commemorating the 30th anniversary of Quinta do Bill, a Portuguese folk-rock band. This red reserve is obtained from Baga grapes, from vines planted in the best clay-limestone soils in the region. Fermented in small mills, without destemming, it aged in new French 500 liter oak barrels for 18 months. Available for purchase!
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Quinta Nova awarded at the Mundus Vini Contest 2020

Quinta Nova Unoaked was awarded the silver medal at the MUNDUS VINI Contest last February.This wine presents an elevated youth and freshness. Its vivid red colour has an intense aroma of red berries, and possesses a good body with very fine tannins, resulting in an elegant and satiny finish. Port wine LBV from this producer was also awarded the Gold medal in this contest. This Port is produced using traditional methods, presenting a voluminous and all encompassing, elegant and complex aroma and deep red colour. In the mouth large volume, firm structure, intense, straight and deep; vigorous, full of gravity, good balance between alcohol, structure and sugar. A very long end in mouth. Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is one of the most prestigious producers of Douro and Port wines. Availabe for purchase!!!
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DoDa - Two wine regions in the same bottle

Inspired by an old idea of Rolf Niepoort, Dirk joined Alvaro de Castro to blend the “perfect wine”. The innovative approach was the union of two different wine regions Dão and Douro. The blend of the different characteristics created an impressive wine with the freshness and elegance of Dão and the concentration and fine tannins of Douro. The first Dado was born in 2000, a blend of 50% Dão wine, from Quinta da Pellada and 50% Douro wine, from Quinta do Carril. Making the wine was actually the easiest part of the process. The challenge was to overcome all the legal problems related to the label approval. As a table wine the label could not mention: region involved , year of harvest, year of bottling, or the history of the wine... Nevertheless, the result was a lovely perfumed wine, with raspberry fruit aromas, richness and freshness on the palate, firm tannins, bright acidity, and with a creamy feel to the whole.
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