wk2012wines

ROMEU

(Thursday, 4 October, dinner in Calça Curta)

From Quinta do Romeu, the large property funded by Clemente Menéres in 1874 and still managed by the family.

Full information available in www.quintadoromeu.com .

GRAMBEIRA 

(Friday, 5 October, lunch in Beira Rio Restaurant)

Full information in www.grambeira.com (english pages available).

QUINTA DO ZIMBRO 

(Friday, 5 October, dinner in Casal de Tralhariz)

Quinta do Zimbro is one of the brands produced by Mr. Manuel Hespanhol.

Full information available in www.manuelhespanhol.com

TROVISCO

(Saturday, 6 October, lunch in Calça Curta Restaurant, and also last lunch there, Sunday))

No corporate website is available. But some information (and contact) is available here (in portuguese).

The 2003 red wine served had been internationally awarded. We have served the 2007 Reserva (red).

Produced by Manuel Barbosa (Carrazeda de Ansiães).

SYMINGTON 

(Saturday, 6 October, dinner in Pousada Barão de Forrester)

Altano brand has been served (white and red).

An excellent web page about this wine, from Symington, is www.altano.pt

Wine description: 

• Altano 2008 Douro Doc (red) (pdf)

• Altano 2010 Douro Doc (white) (pdf)

• Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais 2000 Vintage (Port, served last year) (pdf)

• Cockburns's 10 year old tawny Port (served last year) (pdf)