Tag: Portugal
Vinography Images: The Altar
A mysterious artifact behind the winery at Mateus Nicolau de Almeida in the Douro Superior region, with a hillside of
Vinography Images: Kaleidoscope
Let’s keep the autumn vibe going this week, shall we? Some of the most spectacular autumn vineyard views I’ve ever
Vinography Images: The Color of Terraces
The Douro Valley is one of the most jaw-dropping slices of wine country to be found anywhere on earth. Stunningly
Vinography Images: Vine Corral
Way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores Islands of Portugal host a remarkable and distinctive approach
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/31/26
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up on my doorstep asking
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/24/26
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up on my doorstep asking
Vinography Images: A Terraced Plot
Art or insanity? Sometimes you look at the effort that humans have put into planting grapevines and you shake your
Vinography Images: Riverlands
Portugal’s Douro region is one of the wine world’s most spectacular. Steep hillsides terraced with vineyards drop precipitously down to
Dealing with Change in the Douro
Look closely enough at the fabric of nearly any major wine region around the world and you’ll find the threads
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/25/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/18/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/11/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Filling Space
Photographer David Sawyer recalls: “Fitapreta Vinhos Assistant Winemaker Almerindo and I built this barrel room, locating, cleaning, perfectly positioning &
Vinography Images: Elbow Grease
Punchdowns work a little differently when your fermentation vessel is a Talha, a terra cotta amphora about your size. You
Vinography Images: Talha Tales
Winery employee Sebastião fills a talha at Fitapreta Vinehos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. The Romans first introduced the terra cotta
Vinography Images: Must Swirl
Bright crimson must swirls through a tank during a pumpover at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Fitapreta is the
Vinography Images: Lingering Color
A last bit of peachy pink colors the underside of a cloud as light begins to fade above the vineyards
Vinography Images: Fermenting From the Firehose
A pumpover gushes full blast at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Says photographer and harvest intern David Sawyer, “Thoroughly
Vinography Images: Tartaric Trouble
When someone forgets to clean out a tank, mold grows on the tartrates pretty quickly. Photographer David Sawyer says, “It
